I’ve gotta be honest, this is a sad post to write, but it has to be said. The least supportive people in our lives are those in the adoptive community.
I’ve gotta be honest, this is a sad post to write, but it has to be said. The least supportive people in our lives are those in the adoptive community.
A while back I wrote about the “drip, drip, drip of unmet expectations” on this adoption expedition. I have tried to come up with other metaphors but have roundly failed
Y’all – we have a baby girl. Just let that sink in for a minute. I very publicly expressed my impatience and frustration right here. You got to see me
Eugene Peterson wrote a book called “The Long Obedience in the Same Direction”. While I’ve never read it, I admire him and I’ve always loved that title. So often we
The other day, I had to perform a riding test at my new barn. Now, let me tell you right up front: I am not a sophisticated rider, y’all. I
We drove five hours round-trip and packed a 16-foot trailer full of garage sale items from my parent’s house the day before the sale. We didn’t make signs or a
Yesterday I bought a glittery cross necklace at Target. It’s the ultimate American Christian thing to do, right, to feel moved by Passion Week and go buy a bauble to
Almost every morning, our cat, Bandit, brings a “gift” to our doorstep. A friend of ours calls it “paying the rent” and that’s a cute way to think of it,
Yesterday I got to spend three hours at my new therapeutic riding barn with a big black Percheron mare. Apparently I was given her as a bit of a “test”
My Irish Catholic grandma really believed in family. She was very fond of telling me random details about the lives of fifth cousins who I had never and likely would