Stressing over decisions for the fall. It’s so hard to plan without knowing when we will get our adoption referral phone call and how our new son’s needs will change our family. I’m not usually stressed, but this adoption process is so far out of our control, it’s hard not to stress a little. Eating cheese…
My husband asked for a few ideas on what I want for Mother’s Day. This year I want a gift that gives to someone else. Here are five things on my list if you need some inspiration . . . ———————————————————- I love this necklace from Lisa Leonard. It’s from her hope{full} collection and is…
I’ve been homesick lately. Not just for my family, but for the town where I grew up. A town of about 22,000 people in southern Oklahoma was home for me, my mom, my grandpa, and my great-grandparents. Four generations of my family had lived there. My high school was my mom’s high school and my…
According to Gospel for Asia, women in Asia are the least likely to hear the gospel. Females are the most likely to be aborted, be illiterate, and be sold into slavery. Gospel for Asia believes the best way to reach these women is through women missionaries. “In Indian culture, it is not proper for a…
When my first child was born in 2005 I had no one like me in my life. We were at a small church, full of people older than my parents. And even though I enjoyed our time there and learned a lot, I wasn’t connected. I was just the pastor’s wife and they had seen…
I released Speechless: Finding God’s Grace in My Son’s Autism in 2011. The book is about our experiences in the first year after James’s autism diagnosis. Since it’s only about the first year, I often get questions about life for us since then. I wanted to take time to answer a few of those all…
