Life in General

7 Timesaving Strategies For Back To School

So, it’s back to school time. In our house, we’re at T-minus 6 days. Praise God! I’ve enjoyed the summer with my kids- I can't believe how quickly it's flown by- but, seriously, I feel like building an altar to God at the bus stop, Old Testament style, and roasting up a burnt offering.  I… Continue reading 7 Timesaving Strategies For Back To School

Life in General

When Good Things Happen to Bad People

Most people’s reaction, when they head I adopted three kids, is to say something like, “Oh, you’re such a good person.” Honestly, I’m so inept at accepting flattery, I feel dumbstruck- especially because I know full well that I’m not such a good person. Honestly, I’m pretty screwed up. I warned Kent before we got… Continue reading When Good Things Happen to Bad People

Adoption & Fostering

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