Y’all- June has been amazing so far. We wake up most mornings with nothing on the calendar. Our hardest decision is whether to eat lunch in the dining room or on the back porch. We spend our days reading and playing outside. I spend my evenings writing our upcoming book. We enjoy eating cherries and…
I got to know Amy Fenton Lee through her special needs ministry site, The Inclusive Church. I love reading her posts about special needs ministries around the country and what works for them. She has a passion for children with special needs, their families, and the growing number of churches who serve them. Thanks to…
Eleven years ago, I traveled from Bakersfield, California to Wake Forest, North Carolina to attend seminary. I lived near Dallas at the time, but my parents were moving from Bakersfield to Denver, Colorado so I flew out to help get them get there, and enjoy the stops along the way (The Grand Canyon! Las Vegas!)….
Drinking a partially frozen Dr. Pepper. David and I just finished cleaning out the garage and we’re cooling off. It feels good to have less stuff and have the stuff we do have be more organized. Cramming as much as I can in during James’s remaining school hours. Just two more days after today! I…
My younger son James has nine more hours of school left (he goes three hours a day for three day a week). And then–it’s game on. We’ll start our routine of making popsicles, playing in the pool, swinging, going for walks, finding new parks, picking tomatoes, visiting the library, and counting down the days until…
Have you seen the movie, What to Expect When You’re Expecting? It follows the lives of five women having babies. One of the characters, played by Jennifer Lopez, is adopting. It takes her about nine months to go from home study approval to having her baby home from Ethiopia. This nine month process only happens…
