I received Holley Gerth's book, You're Going to Be Okay, as a birthday gift. I hadn't bought it because I wasn't sure it related to my current season of life. For the first time in several years, things are pretty boring. We aren't fundraising, we aren't adopting, and we aren't up all night with a colicky baby. Things are pretty good. These days a stubborn two-year-old and his speech delays are my biggest challenge. But as I started to read Holley's words, I realized they weren't only for Continue Reading
Dear Adoptive Mama….
Dear Adoptive Mama: You sit back and watch your child and a wave of emotion threatens to pull you under. A mixture of love and fear. You fight back tears and your heart aches in a way that only adoptive mamas know. Your child has a story that started long before you became part of it. Some of the details you know, many you don't. The story is full of hard stuff. Some things you will never quite comprehend. There are struggles and situations that are out of your control. You can't change Continue Reading
For When You Need to Find Passion….
I read something the other day that made me stop and think. Beth Moore wrote, "We tend to be most passionate about God when He is working wonders." I read the words and shook my head in agreement. Looking back I can see where I've been guilty of this. I found myself on my knees and closer to God when He was shaking up my world. When I faced infertility, as He prepared to make me a mother through adoption, and as I wrote my book; praying it would be used for His glory. Now I'm in a Continue Reading
Small Things; Big Difference
I'm learning that small deposits into my relationship with God really do matter. Before I was a mother, I would sit in my quite house, dive into an in-depth Beth Moore study, and soak up God's word. I never missed a day of homework. I was at Bible study every Tuesday night. I was at church every Sunday. My prayer life was on fire. Then I became a mother. And my baby had colic. So going to church was almost impossible. Actually we haven't gone to church regularly at all the past two Continue Reading
What Inspires You?
Words have always inspired me. I cherish them. Whether written, sung, or spoken. There's a box under my bed filled with cards. Inside each one words have been written by someone who cared. I can't bear to throw them away. Words from years gone by. Birthday wishes. Encouragement when it was needed most. Each card a reminder of moments that have passed. Music has always stirred my soul. I could memorize song lyrics at an early age. A certain song can come on the radio and whisk me away to Continue Reading