The Lord has been changing my heart toward adoption this year. Close friends are adopting a child from China and our family is learning more about God’s heart for the fatherless as we seek to pray for and support our friends. Here are some of …
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Affair Proof Your Marriage
1 Corinthians 7:1-5 This week I had someone contact me and ask me to pray for a lady with two children whose husband deceived her and left her. He told the family that they were moving for his job. They sold their home, packed all …
In the Fullness of Time
I can’t believe I started this journey more than two years ago. Two years and I’m still not finished. But I’m closer—much closer. From the time I was little girl, I knew I wanted to adopt. That desire has grown stronger as I’ve grown. Two …
Rescued: The Heart of Adoption and Caring for Orphans
We recently showed the movie Rescued: The Heart of Adoption and Caring for Orphans (Wintons Motion Pictures and Hedrick Brothers Productions) in our home during a night of encouragement and prayer for friends who are adopting. I knew the movie would be a great blessing …
Letting Go
In the 15th chapter of Luke, Jesus tells a parable about a father and his two sons. Usually, those verses are under a heading titled, “The Prodigal Son” and the focus of numerous lessons I’ve heard preached through the years typically seems to be on …
Alpha, Beginning–Omega, the End
I hit the snooze button up to three times. My husband asks, “Why not set it right the first time?” We put on our sneakers for our morning walk. We ask, “How’d you sleep?” and tell tales of our dreams. We walk several blocks. We …
Fulfilling the Great Commission Through Adoption
Our dear friends are adopting a child from China next month. They already have four biological children, but the Lord has moved them to express our adoption in Christ in a tangible way. Their adoption will be a visible testimony to all who know them …
Be a Voice
God created each of us. All of us. We are not various races of people, we are one…the human race, created by a loving God. Over the ages, a tiny little lie took root and grew. A lie that says all human life is not equal, …
Moms’ Gifts of Love
And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Colossians 3:17 I am sick of laundry, dirty dishes and filthy floors. I am the mom, not the …
God of This Family
It had been a hard day mentally and spiritually for my family. The radio blared in my mini-van as I tried to focus on praising the Lord. My head was telling me even the Lord could have problems calming this massive storm. As I drove with tears …