No Greater Joy Mom

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. 3 John 1:4

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one little boy. one big dream

No matter how many years pass and no matter how long I am connected in the adoption community, I will never, ever get used to seeing photos of children who need families and reading about older children who literally beg for a family to come for them. And the teenagers who age out because time ran out to find a family?! It's absolutely heartbreaking! Every now and then a story crosses my path … [Read more...]

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for their good

In 2010 I travelled alone to Ukraine to adopt two little angels whom the Lord was about to add to our growing family. It had been quite a journey to get to that point. A journey of learning what it means to truly trust. Anthony and I had lived a blessed, quite comfortable, rather predictable life until we began the journey to add not one, but two daughters who had Down syndrome to our … [Read more...]

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my beautiful young lady

Ten years ago today our beautiful Hannah-Claire instantly crept into our hearts and lives. I will never forget the absolute joy of our first meeting. She bounced into the room, saw us, recognized us from pictures we had sent, and then promptly turned around and waved goodbye to her caretakers. And the rest, as they say, is history. I cannot believe how the years have flown by! No longer a … [Read more...]

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URGENT: family needed

Hey, friends. Would you please help me to spread the word about an urgent situation? Details below. Thanks! I so appreciate your help. "N" is an adorable 8 year old boy (soon to be 9) who really needs a new home! "N" was adopted from Ethiopia two years ago and now lives in the US. He is in the 2nd grade. We believe "N" would do well in a family with NO younger children and children at least … [Read more...]

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gratitude

Happy Friday, everyone. Today we're counting our many blessings. His Word says that it's good to give thanks to the Lord (Psalm 107:1). It's in the 70's and springy clothes are just the best. Spring break begins today and we cannot wait to spend time together. After a week of some yucky viral stuff, everyone is feeling so much better today. Praise! Our land is getting green--new … [Read more...]

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an update

I shared this update on Facebook today but since some of you don't follow there, I thought I would share it here too because I know that so many of you have been praying for this family. Please keep Natalie in your prayers, friends. I heard this week that she is really struggling. She just lost her husband of 24 years and is left as a single mom to seven children--two who just came home from … [Read more...]

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the silent hurt

A few weeks ago, I was having a conversation with a friend. She asked me, “What, for you, is the most challenging part of having a large family with many children who have special needs?” As a mom to two “typical” children, she was expecting me, I guess, to answer with something like “the never-ending doctors’ appointments.” Or “struggling with compromised immune systems through the long winter … [Read more...]