Over the weekend, I had the honor of speaking at the Created for You Retreat put on by Northway Christian Community in Pittsburgh. It was such a life-giving experience for me to be able to encourage the foster and adoptive moms gathered there. We first began our foster care journey a little over a decade […]
Devotional for Adopting Moms – On Sale!
Every now and then I check Amazon for the reviews of the devotional I helped put together for adoptive moms. Recently I was thrilled to read the following review: This book has been such a help, blessing and encouragement during our waiting time for our girls to come home. I have often gone back and […]
God’s Goodness
A few weeks ago, I spoke with Rebecca Pierce, as a guest on her podcast. She’s spent the past few months working through the fruits of the spirit. As she’s watched us develop the FIT ministry in Nicaragua, she decided it was a wonderful example of God’s goodness. I couldn’t agree more, and was happy […]
10 Gift Ideas for Adopting Families
In our work with adopting families, we’re often asked for gift recommendations by relatives and friends. I love to help others support adopting families, so I am excited to share my top 10 gift ideas for adopting families. You’ll notice many of the items on my list don’t necessarily require money, so there are definitely options […]
Remembering and trusting
Exactly five years ago this month, we had dinner with some friends who had traveled to Nicaragua with us twice for family mission trips. We were feeling like God was prompting us to spend more time in Nicaragua, although the thought sounded crazy. We figured our friends would help talk some sense into us, but […]
Perseverance… beyond the hopeless
Ever had one of those days/weeks/months/years when you just want to give up because the path to where you thought you were going just doesn’t seem passable? Maybe the class was too difficult, the schedule, too long… the project, too involved… the scoreboard, too discouraging… the relationship, too painful… the endeavor, too hopeless… I’ve noticed […]
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