Don’t Get Lost in the Middle of Ingratitude. One weekend my whole family traveled with me on a speaking trip to a homeschool conference. John…
adoption from foster care
What It’s Really Like Adopting Teens from Foster Care …
As I write this, we’ve had our new girls in our home for twenty days. Twenty glorious, noisy, dramatic, wonderful days. As parents for 26 years, John and I are used to noise, to mess, and to drama, but adopting teens from foster care takes this to a whole new level … in a good way. Currently, John… [Continue Reading]
Adoption | He Said, She Said
This post is part of For the Family’s He Said/She Said series. My husband, John, and I shared our perspectives on our adoption journey. Keep reading for both sides of the story! He Said {John’s Perspective} When I met Tricia she was the young mother of a baby boy, so we’ve had children in our relationship since… [Continue Reading]
The Child God Chose for Us | Adoption & God’s Timing
Thirteen years ago, I was reading a Woman’s World magazine, and one article changed my thoughts on how many children is “enough.” At the time, I thought three was plenty. My kids were ten, seven, and five. I was homeschooling them, and we had a very busy life. Then I read an article about all the… [Continue Reading]