In my own version of a perfect world, all children would live with their biological parents, who would love them, provide for them, nurture them in Christ’s love, and prepare them in all areas for their future success as an adult. In other words, everything would be on earth as it is in heaven. But… Continue reading Less Than Heaven
Category: Adoption & Fostering
A Time To Grow
When we adopted our 3 kids in November of 2013, we took a break from being an open foster home so we could focus on our family bonding and strengthening. It has been a much needed respite. I am reminded of this even more as I witness several friends who foster children and the unrest… Continue reading A Time To Grow
Beautiful Without Scars
I’m a spectator staring at a beautiful building. I’ve only just seen her for the first time but I can see so much life in this building that I smile and stare at her. I already love her. But this beautiful building is in the hands of arsonists. They burn beautiful things. I can’t stop… Continue reading Beautiful Without Scars
Foster Kids Aren’t Really Fatherless- And Why They Shouldn’t Be Anyway
I’ve heard it said that Christians do not have to help kids in foster care because those kids (most of them, anyway) are technically not fatherless, that is, they have fathers and mothers, but their parents have chosen a path of life which has caused them to be deemed unsuitable parental figures, at least temporarily.… Continue reading Foster Kids Aren’t Really Fatherless- And Why They Shouldn’t Be Anyway
The Half-full Mentality & Why It’s Not Good Enough For The Church
There’s this problem sometimes with the questions we ask and it stems from the way we think. Like when we ask, “Are you a ‘glass is half empty’ or ‘glass is half full’ kind of person?” we’re attempting to limit the response to those two perspectives because they’re the only perspectives we are able to… Continue reading The Half-full Mentality & Why It’s Not Good Enough For The Church
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