A Choice We Make Every Day
Many years ago when we were starting the process of adopting our daughter from China, our social worker told us that adoption is a choice that you make every day. She was so very right. For many,...
View ArticleCelebrating the Chinese New Year and the Red Thread
Today at our house we are celebrating Chinese New Year. For one, its is just a fun holiday to celebrate. Chinese food and fire crackers? Count me in! But there is actually a much bigger reason that we...
View ArticleThe Power of Touch
We had a nice surprise happen over the weekend. We brought this little guy into our family: We had been thinking about adopting another dog to keep our hound dog company. We made an appointment to...
View ArticleLearning to Make Voodles With My Daughter
One of the greatest gifts I have ever been given in my life is my daughter. This gift is so humbling, mostly because I had nothing to do with making her or choosing her for my family. I simply prayed...
View ArticleAnd They Came Two by Two
This month I am excited to share a variety of motherhood stories from a diverse and wonderful group of women. Each day we will read a guest post sharing a particular mother’s story will all its glory...
View Article(Not a ) Mom
Today’s guest post comes to us from my longstanding, dear friend Cathy. Cathy and my husband were in graduate school together, which means we had a lot of deep, late night conversations that twenty...
View ArticleAn Adopted Daughter on Giving Birth
Today’s guest post comes from Karen Richardson. I have the pleasure of knowing Karen in many different capacities. She is a mental health therapist who works in the same office as my husband...
View ArticleBaptism Stories
I was baptized when I was 12 years old at the Methodist church in which I grew up. It was a part of our yearly confirmation ceremony and was on the whole a very lovely day. The confirmands themselves...
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