When we began our training for adoption, there was one question I felt I had to have answered: How would adoption affect our children? What could I prepare for? What had others experienced? I asked everyone. Leaders of our foster training, parents, experts.
Continue readingUnbelievably, it’s been a year since we had our “visit the judge day”. Normal families call it Adoption Day. I guess we’re not normal. A year ago, we had told the kids we were going to visit the Judge so that the four little ones would officially be part of our family. “Visit the Judge Day” stuck. Continue reading
Much has been said about the trauma of an adopted child. There are books, blogs, foster training, and conversations with other adoptive parents. It all becomes a little overwhelming after awhile. It affects how you view a child to be constantly thinking about the ways they can (and do) act out because of their fear and pain. Continue reading
Have you heard of The Minimalists? Or Joshua Becker’s blog Becoming Minimalist? Well, before they began blogging, and Minimalism became such a thing, there was Michael.
Michael could have started the minimalist movement. The amount of things the man doesn’t need astounds me. Continue reading
At the end of each year, I try to post a list of what I read that year. Due to ridiculous things like moving and tearing my blog apart, that wasn’t possible this year. So we’ll pretend that April is the best time to tell you about last year’s books. Continue reading
Thankfully, if I ever forget that I have a blog, Facebook reminds me weekly that I haven’t been posting anything. They regularly let me know that I am basically a blogging failure. Facebook is so helpful.
These days I do most of my writing in my head and then I forget it all before I get to a computer. So, no blog posts. Continue reading
(Note: I found this post lost in my drafts. It was written quite awhile ago. Too good not to share.)
As you know, we now have several small children in our home. Our children are currently ages 1,3,4,6,10,13 & 16. Since I have never had the pleasure of having children spaced so closely together (the largest gap with these new littles is 18 months), this has provided some interesting situations. Continue reading
This is a special season for followers of Christ. It is a time to ponder what Christ did for us on the cross, as well as a time to consider if we are living absolutely to the best of our ability for Him. I believe that if we profess to be followers of Christ, and yet have little or no desire to live radically, sold out, completely for Him, then something is dramatically lacking in our life of faith. Continue reading
Calling Mom crazy is one of the great joys in my family’s life. They really get a kick out of it. Michael even taught the baby. She doesn’t say that many words yet, but she does say “Mom’s Crazy!” with great expression. She thinks she’s hilarious.
But despite being crazy, I was able to read several books this year, and here is my list to prove it! Continue reading
This is such a special time of year. It’s hard to believe that just a year ago, we were welcoming some very special people into our home. Into our life. It feels like they were always here.
They already “remember” last year, when we got out the baby Jesus, and the books, and the pretty decorations.
They love the thrill of knowing about a little place called Bethlehem.
The Dutch Rush 