Holy Places are Dark Places. It is life and strength, not knowledge and words, that we get in them. CS Lewis There are many days that I look at him and cannot imagine how he has survived. How in the world did he live through 4 years of horror? How has he come out the other side with… Read More
I’m going to tell you that there are days that fill me with fear. Days that I feel breathless thinking about raising a child that may never live independently. I swallow this large knot of insecurity every time I see the distance we still have to walk, trudge, crawl. I try not to, but I look at other children, I… Read More
There’s always a story behind a picture and this was no exception. We were standing in line at Disney Land when a cast member approached us and knelt in front of our son, Israel. He introduced himself and after a little back and forth banter, I interjected that our son was learning English. He stood and asked where our… Read More
You are turning 5 and I can’t help but think that you are 1 in a million, actually 132 million to be exact. There are an estimated 132 million orphans in the world and you were one. A grain of sand in a mountain, a drop of water in a bucket, a blade of grass in the back yard. And… Read More
My kid stares and whispers at other children that look different….Yes, my child who looks different will stare and whisper to me about a child that also looks different. This to me is proof that you as the parent hold the power and responsibility to teach your child value and acceptance for others. When my child points out or stares… Read More
He’s four years old and he just had his first Mother’s Day. I think I’m like most mothers. I’ve often worried that I’m not enough, don’t measure up and daily fall short. Many a day, I’ve carried guilt packed with inadequacy, torn between work and home, career and family. I’ve bought the lie that I have fallen short in the… Read More