At the beginning of this month, I had really good intentions of doing a bunch of adoption posts since it is National Adoption Month. It turns out that keeping up with Grafted Families is almost a full time job and blogging has taken a back seat. Don’t be offended…my house has taken the trunk. Anyway...
Category: Ramblings
Ramblings and a snapshot
I apologize for the lack of posts with any depth lately. I’ve been completely pre-occupied with Grafted Families. Not only is our conference coming up (and fast), we are also pulling together an Ethiopian Host Program with America World Adoption Agency and God is flinging open other doors. Although it’s been kind of fun running...
Things to which I'm Addicted
The good, the bad, and the ugly. Eavesdropping. I’m nosey. It doesn’t matter how I try to be like those people who really don’t care, I still do. Although it’s beneficial sometimes, usually it just gets me in trouble. The Computer. Okay, more specifically the Internet. I like efficiency and psuedo-connecting with people. The Internet...
Murphy was a genius
I say it often. “Murphy* was a genius.” *If you have no idea who I’m talking about, click here. I was reminded again today. “Murphy was a genius.” As a general rule, we’re very up front and honest with our kids. If I throw away something by accident (or on purpose) and they ask about...
Power of Community
For whatever reason (probably because God designed us this way), we do not like to feel alone or singled out. There is power in knowing you are not alone. This is blessing and a curse. It depends on what the group is doing. Helping others. Good. Jumping off a bridge. Bad. Finding others who have...
Just a reminder…
…almost exactly 5 months ago it was 70 degrees colder with 20 inches of snow on the ground. Am I the only one that is constantly fascinated that we live in a world where there are such swings in temperature and climate in one place? On the other hand, God put us on a planet...
Hold Me You Over
Since I’ve been remiss in publishing anything of discussable content lately (I am working on a parenting post though), I’ll direct you to Patrick. Click HERE. Read (all of it). Let me know what you think.
Adoption is reactive
********UPDATE******** After much discussion on various boards about this post, I chose to change the title (as it was very distracting) and add these words…. For those that claim some parents do not want to parent, I see that as a failure somewhere a long the line. It’s not acceptable to me that people think...