Be Still and…
This year I wasn’t very motivated to choose a word of the year. In years past, I truly embraced my chosen word or phrase and intentionally grounded myself there.Last year, my…
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Be Still and…
What happens when God doesn't make the way?
Not My Way Maker
This song is one of my favorites, one of those that stops all conversation and gets turned up in the car. Every time I hear this song, the lyrics tighten my chest…
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Not My Way Maker
Alone in the Storm
Alone. Abandoned. Disappointed. Isolated. Forgotten. This is how waiting often feels.Waiting through a holiday season can be particularly difficult. For months I had a imagined celebrating Christmas with a new…
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Alone in the Storm
Introducing my 2021 Word of the Year
Last year I wrote about how I've jumped on board with choosing a Word of the Year. While I can't say that any of my Word of the Year choices have…
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Introducing my 2021 Word of the Year
Adoption Preferences: Think With Your Head AND Your Heart
One of the most important and difficult parts of the adoption process is filling out the paperwork on your adoption preferences. Every adoption application has a TON of paperwork; even…
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Adoption Preferences: Think With Your Head AND Your Heart
Quieting the whispers that tell you “I am not enough”
Have you every felt annoyed at everyone, by everything? Maybe you don't know why, maybe the things that irritate you don't even make sense, but you can't shake the feeling…
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Quieting the whispers that tell you “I am not enough”
Breaking Down the Boxes I Built
As a school librarian, I'm really into story telling. Sharing our stories is important for making connections and helping others through their tough stuff. If my story can help a…
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Breaking Down the Boxes I Built
The Myth of “Foster to Adopt”
Our decision to become foster parents came 100% from our desire to adopt. Growing our family through adoption was something we'd talked about off and on over the years, and…
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The Myth of “Foster to Adopt”
Why We Are Choosing an Open Adoption
The idea of an open adoption used to terrify me. When people outside of the adoption community hear this term, they often think of a situation like co-parenting where different…
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Why We Are Choosing an Open Adoption