Give ‘Em What They Want

This blogging thing is mostly selfish.
For much of my life I’ve wanted to have some sort of crazy artistic expression of what’s inside of me. I can’t draw to save my life and, although I’ve recently picked up finger-painting, my two year-old puts me to shame. I don’t let lack of skill prevent me from [...]

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Remembering

All feels right to me when my life is organized. When my desk is clean, my task list has lots of lines through it and my inbox is empty, my heart is at rest.
I’m quickly realizing that I need to scrap this strategy.
I haven’t really had to have a planning session to come up with [...]

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“Mommy Stay Here?”

The children are learning new words every day. Nate–gone for just 5 days on business–came back to a bevy of new expressions.
“Sho [sure]” is Caleb’s most recent response to most everything. Pretty much sums him up — ready and game for anything–and a man of few words alongside his verbose big sister.
I’m wondering if Eden’s [...]

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Then …And Now

Every once in a while I look back at the pictures we received just after we learned of Eden and Caleb as a reminder of how far they’ve come.
Here’s from early April. At Sele Enat orphanage.

And today. On our back deck.

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Happy Birthday, Caleb!

This post should more appropriately be titled “Daddy and Caleb Are Boys” as it seems that birthdays in our home have taken on a whole new meaning.
As you may have read in an earlier post, we decided to celebrate the childrens’ birthdays, which were 2 weeks apart, on one day in-between both birthdays. The combination [...]

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Love Is As Strong As Death

I’ve been knocked off my feet a bit by my father’s death. I don’t know what I was expecting to feel — or what I thought someone who lost a father at this age should feel — but this certainly wasn’t it. Whether 16 or 32, navigating life “fatherless” is as if somehow your equilibrium [...]

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Lord, Teach Us to Pray

This is a prayer I pray a lot, repeating what the disciples asked Jesus. And now that I am not only responsible for one, I want just as much — if not more — that my children would develop deep hearts for God and for prayer.
While it’s tempting to wait until Eden is praying for [...]

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My Dad

This morning my father passed away.
My mind is a maze of thoughts and emotions … and why am I blogging right now? Because I just have to tell someone — even if I never publish this post and it is only read by its Catalyst — of the glory of God rising higher than this [...]

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