Several weeks ago we sat across the table from the President of Promise 686*, and he congratulated us on officially committing to the “crazy” that is the path of adoption. The phrase struck me as he said it, confirming an idea that had long been bouncing around my heart. I’ve always joked with my husband that […]
Feasting and Fasting
In her latest book, Savor, Shauna Niequist talks about Feasting and Fasting: “I’m learning, slowly, a rhythm of feasting and fasting that brings a rich cadence to my year. I use the word fasting loosely, as an opposite term to feasting-permission and discipline, necessary slides back and forth along the continuum of how we feed […]
Enter the Fray
I was totally one of those people before I had kids. Like, if I was out at a restaurant and your kid was acting a fool, I was silently judging you and your lack of control. Because you know, my (then fictional) kids would NEVER act like that. Hah! All the laughs, as I pretend to […]
A Life of Sacrifice
Oh, hey blank empty space. It’s been like three weeks since I’ve been round here. I miss writing, and the processing that comes when I write. I’m actually missing a lot of things right now. Like creating, and reading…feeling like I have control over my life. I feel really overwhelmed right now. As we’ve worked […]
Being Enough and the Snare of Perfectionism.
“I just want to be enough for you.” My heart poured itself out quicker than my mind was ready to. I was trying to explain myself, and clearly my heart was ready to do the talking. I haven’t been able to let that statement go since I uttered it. My heart revealed a lot in those […]
IF…
I woke up this morning feeling more like myself. It’s amazing what a night laughing with friends and sitting under incredible teaching can do for your soul. Next weekend I get to experience it again and gather with old friends, new friends, and strangers at my church to participate in IF:local, and I couldn’t be […]
Fundraising Sale/Adoption Update
The hard part of adoption and fundraising is that adoption is that both require a lot of WORK. I admittedly had grand fundraising ideas and schemes, and it was all left in the dust when handed the things that needed to be done to get my girl home. We hunkered down and got down to […]