I don’t know how May snuck out the back door so quickly but June is already unpacked and throwing a confetti of school events and pre-summer shenanigans in the Burr house. I’m trying to squeeze a couple extra doctors appointments, coffee dates, and writing deadlines …
Martin Luther said, “Let’s build bridges, not walls.” We can layer our differences like so many bricks until we’re unable to see those with whom we disagree. Or…we can pick up the much more pliable construction material called common ground and use it to connect …
I do have a good reason for not posting recently (I’ll be explaining that shortly) but hopefully I can make it up to you with an absolutely amazing post by my good friend, Carlee MacDonald. I met Carlee when I was 16 and she has …
Dear men in the church, Some of you may be aware that there’s a teensy little debate over the role of women in the church. Should women be elders? Should they be allowed to teach? Can they be involved in leadership? To what extent? And …
Four+ days in a cabin with 10 adults and 7 children has taught me many things: don’t put your cup of water down without marking it as yours; be cautious of trying to use the bathroom during a game of hide-and-seek; and if you play …
I’m currently writing a book about living powerfully purposeful lives not because of what we do but who we are and who we reflect. It’s a book about not striving, not comparing, not trying to measure our worth by the world’s standards. So freeing. Ha. …
My Christmas tree is already up which means November is ending…and with it our celebration of adoption here at lesstobemore. But for some of you, maybe it’s just the beginning of a new journey. I hope these past four weeks have given you inspiration, perspective, …
Can you love adopted and biological children the same? Maybe it’s a question people are afraid to ask, but the curiosity lingers. It’s human to fear what we’re not certain of… and it’s not really a selfish fear. The last thing we want is to …
“You know your Mom’s not your real mom,” he quipped casually. My heart nearly tripped as the words rounded the corner from the room where my older kids were playing with a friend. “You’re adopted,” he continued. “Your mom’s not your real mom.” “We’re not …
Once you truly understand your own story and why you want to pursue adoption, you will have a clearer sense of what TYPE of adoption makes sense for you. There are two basic categories of adoption*, with many subsets: DOMESTIC ADOPTION and INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION. (*A …