The last two weeks my mind has grappled with a thought. Ceausescu, the horrible Romanian dictator in the 80’s, was a pro-lifer. Now stay with me, I’m not saying he was altruistic in his belief system. In fact, I’m sure many will remember the reports showing the babies in Romanian orphanages and how outraged American citizens were. Remember rows of… Read More
FULLY FUNDED!!! Did you just read that? Yes! praise GOD, as of yesterday we are fully funded. The ransom has been paid in full! A little boy in an orphanage in Eastern Europe has been ransomed by friends, family and community and will soon be pulled and rescued from a horrible, sad place. Thank you for loving our son, thank… Read More
Since returning from Eastern Europe, I am asked several times a day about my trip. I have never been at a loss for words, but this trip has rendered me speechless. I am just unable to articulate the depths of emotions and feelings. I can try to describe what I saw, but my words are too shallow. They can’t plunge… Read More
I will not sugar coat this trip. It started difficult and soon escalated into an all out avalanche of tears, fatigue and gut wrenching heartache. I left for Eastern Europe at the end of my rope. My youngest son had been hospitalized two days prior for an infection in his jaw relating to a rib graft surgery he had 8… Read More
A letter from your sister…. Dear Dylan and Dakota, Right now may be the most difficult thing you’ll ever go through. Your lives are lived in an orphanage and so you don’t have a family. So, I’m writing to tell you what your family is like and prepare you for our family. You will soon be a Gagnon. Being a… Read More
I often find myself trying to explain why we are adopting two more children and how we are going to manage it. The other day I was listening to myself tell someone about what we were doing, and I sounded so strange to myself. I sounded like I was justifying my ability to provide and also parent 7 children. Why… Read More