We Could Have Missed this 8/31/2022 - My husband and I have spent the last couple of years doing required training through our adoption agency. We have logged over 60 hours of education between books, podcasts, webinars, and panels. We’ve done classes on parenting a child of a different race, relationships with birth families, depression after adoption and many others. But one topic that comes up repeatedly no matter what course you’re taking is the importance of bonding with your new child... Read more
Friends 8/24/2022 - When I was a kid, my mom always told me, “Choose your friends wisely.” Now that I am a husband & dad, I know how important that one little sentence truly is. Add on the fact that I am also a high school teacher who has been responsible for coaching kids from 8 - 18 years old…and choosing friends is such an important life skill... Read more
Think About These Things 8/17/2022 - I would say sometimes we allow our thoughts to control us. We always have a million different things in our minds, often taking us in a million different directions. Yet, how often do we think about what enters our mind and how that affects our thought life? Will this bring me closer to God or take me further away from Him? A simple question, but one we don’t often pause to ask... Read more
In His Own Words 8/10/2022 - We are quick to take medication, change our diet, and self-soothe with alcohol or drugs just to feel better temporarily. We are willing to listen to endless podcasts to find motivation. We post on social media to find acceptance. We will spend money, time and tears on things that do not matter. And the whole time, the solution to every single issue we have is written on the pages of our Bibles. Jesus tells us to simply listen to Him and just do what He does... Read more
Be Still 8/3/2022 - How often are we truly still? Easier said than done, right? It’s hard to stand still while the storm rages around you, and everything seems hopelessly swirling out of control. We all have some area in our lives that seems out of control and a constant source of anxiety and stress. We fret, pace and wring our hands together while we wait for that breakthrough to come... Read more