I spent this morning looking for verses to justify my anger. Trying to figure out how to handle and deal with the fact that I’m just plain pissed off. Angry that a child who slept next to my child in the orphanage, is now in a hospice house because his medical care was so bad. Angry about doctor visits for… Read More
This post contains the good, the bad and if you last and read it to the end, a lesson called the POO. Let’s start with the BAD. I like to get the bad out of the way first. It’s like ripping a Band-Aid off or quickly drinking the NyQuil dose with your nose plugged. It starts with a confession… I… Read More
At night when I lay my head down after a long day, she is there. The sweet little girl that I left behind. Rosa is wearing a pink, threadbare dress with cute little knobby knees sticking out when she plops down on the floor. Her silky brown hair has a slight curl and her eyes are bright and filled with… Read More
The process of adopting Israel has been such a long, lengthy process. Almost two years of struggle to bring home this little boy. And now he is here…and it’s hard. It’s gut-wrenching, “Oh my God, have I lost my mind” hard. “I am never going to be able to raise this child, what have I taken on, I’ll never live a normal life”… Read More
We leave in less than two weeks to pick up Israel and I am so excited and nervous. It is often said that God does not give us more than we can handle, and I do not believe that. I have lived a life where I have strained and broken beneath the weight of sorrow and fear. I have held… Read More
I love running, and many in my hometown can attest to me running the streets and logging the miles. I’m not great at it, but I’m determined. I’ve finished several marathons and for those of you who have run distance, you know that finishing a marathon, 26.2 miles, is not an easy accomplishment. Every marathon I’ve entered, I have wanted… Read More