April 23, 2014
A Real Mom
Grabbing coffee together in Riga on a gorgeous, snowy day. On Monday, we celebrated Ana's…
April 11, 2014
Wanna Meet My New Daughter?
This little-big girl burst into our lives last summer and we fell in love. Hard.…
March 28, 2014
Fresh Air and an Adoption Update
So...a lot's happened this week. Rich Stearns told Religion News Service that World Vision had…
March 19, 2014
I Am Not Doing a Great Thing
Friendly Stranger: Two of your kids are adopted? What a great thing you're doing. Me:…
March 5, 2014
My Daughter Wouldn’t Say That She’s Blessed
I read a post a few days ago called The One Thing Christians Should Stop…
February 10, 2014
I Choose Love…Even When My Kids Are Turds
I love being a parent. I don't always love parenting. All three of my kids…
January 31, 2014
A Story Behind the Picture
Since Atlanta is still snowed in and I'm off my minivan-driving schedule for the time…
January 24, 2014
I Felt Failure
I could feel the tears stinging the edges of my eyelids. My husband had just…
January 10, 2014
Screwing With Birth Order
I have a lot to say about adoption, birth order, and the beautiful and difficult…
December 18, 2013
My Little Church, My Big Church
Every week, we meet with a few other families in a living room. This is…
