Bedtime Prayers

“Thank you God for my crown [cardboard thing from Burger King], thank you for mommy & daddy, thank you for my friends . . .”
There is something very precious in hearing  the voice of a small child speaking to his Creator. For the second night in a row B wanted to say his own prayer at bedtime. He has led [...]

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That Time of Year is Here – Already?!

A week or so ago I found a link to this Christmas Countdown over on MissLionheart. I momentarily freaked out, then promptly forgot about it. I just can’t believe how quickly the days are flying by. We’ll be sitting in 2007 wondering what on earth happened to 2006 before we even know what hit us!
Well, I [...]

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Still Walking

So, I still haven’t answered the original questions posed by Dawn (This Woman’s Work):
How did your understanding of God impact your feelings around adoption? How did your feelings around adoption impact your understanding of God? 
That is tough to answer as I really think it has changed these past few months. And I have also discussed it here [...]

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Walk of Faith

Anyone who has read my blog before has probably picked up that I am a Christian – a follower of Christ – walking by faith and living in grace. That has been the case in my life since I was 13, having made my first step of faith at summer church camp. I’ve often questioned [...]

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Talk of Faith

At the end of my last post I mentioned faith and prayer regarding our adoption decisions. That brings me to this post. I have seen around the blogosphere distinct hostility expressed towards those that believe the Bible and profess to follow Christ. These are just general blogs I’ve linked to here & there around WordPress, [...]

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What of it?

So, why the talk about orphans? Well, it’s been on my mind. I’m going to be frank and honest here about my thought journey, if I’m able to make sense of it “on paper,” anyway.
When I began my adoption education here on this blog several months back, my mind turned toward orphans around the world. [...]

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More to Chew On

I found a wonderful story on Harlow’s Monkey about a family that “fostered” a baby while living in Africa. Here is a link to the article: Couple Reunites with Lost ‘Son.’
Here’s another post from Harlow’s Monkey: Story of Madonna and (Black) Child, which is very thought provoking. I had started to write my own post on that [...]

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Are Orphans Orphans?

Thanks to those who gave their thoughts about the situation in my dream in the last post. I know that what little I remembered was pretty vague, not much detail. And, as dreams are inclined to be, it’s a little bizarre. But since I so rarely remember my dreams, and it dealt specifically with some [...]

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Train Wreck

I had a very strange dream the other night. I’m going to describe it as best as I can. Then I want to hear your thoughts before I say any more. Here goes:
Remember this is a dream and dreams don’t always make sense.
Apparently, my mind rearranged the world quite a bit. My dream setting is on the border of [...]

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Our Soldiers

The more I’ve thought of that Kerry comment, the more I’ve realized that no matter what group or profession he might have referred to, it would have been insulting. Instead of “get stuck in Iraq” he could have said something like cleaning toilets, or picking up garbage, or unclogging sinks . . .
Really, holding a certain [...]

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