Happy New Year! I promised you all adoption updates in real time, and I admit I’m slacking slightly. We had our foster orientation in December and our first official class last night. Aside from getting in a three-car-fender-bender on the way home from orientation (neither …
The Christmas Advent tradition has become entangled with the slow, out-of-control adoption theme in my life. It’s fitting that I’m writing this in the first days of advent, when we embrace the expectation of a child planned and promised ages before His due date. Generations …
A conversation with a friend at the park this week turned up the heat on a dilemma already simmering in my mind. Growing up in the church I was repeatedly exposed to the idea that men are supposed to be the spiritual leaders of the …
I recently invested hours reading theological arguments defining roles of women in the church (by Matt Chandler and his church) and listened to an interview with Gospel Coalition members Tim Keller, John Piper and Dale Carson. (Is that not what most stay-at-home moms do in …
My friend once wrote about bitterness as though it were an old friend; a necessary part of his journey to wholeness. That rubs me the wrong way at first, because it goes against everything I’ve ever believed about my brokenness. I’ve never thanked bitterness, just …
You might think of extroverts as the life of the party, the center of every gathering. Maybe you picture them laughing with every friend and mingling with ease, or walking up to new people to introduce themselves without a trace of nervous sweat. Maybe the …
“Yeah, you’re stressed and now you’re stressing me out and everyone else!” Said my 8 year old boy. When did my 2nd grader become a conniving wee therapist who could deftly wield a shovel to simultaneously unearth my mood and bury my parental authority alive? …
God has a funny way of bringing people together. Awhile back I posted about creating my “Ebenezer Board” which is about remembering God’s faithfulness in my life by physically keeping pictures of His goodness and provision as part of my living room decor. Since that …
Do you ever feel like you know exactly what you need but have no idea how to get it? I finally finished reading “Start With Why” by Simon Sinek I highly recommend this book, if you have any desire to clarify your purpose and vision …
I really thought grace and I were getting along just fine. But it turns out, grace makes me nervous sometimes. She is just so wild and doesn’t expect anything in return and I don’t do well with that. I’d really like to earn my grace, …