Could it be? Our weaknesses are our strengths. Our Father gives away, when we come to Him. Depleted. Empty. Surrendered. In need. Could it be? The fight to find more strength, is not pursued in vain, when we find our strength from Him, in His Word, and in His ways. Could it be? The clouds bringing […]
Redemption’s Song
We were made for the song. Did we forget? We were made for the song. The one He sings…over us. Can we hear it? His whispers of love, His beckoning us …to Him. The clap of His hands, of rejoicing, of praise ….the lure to His ways. He calls. Do we hear Him, as we go […]
Our Daughter’s Adoption Story
Our adoption story. All for His glory. A call from placement. A prayerful assessment. Waiting to find her. A child left behind. Hungry. Skinny. Homeless. Needy.The search. Over. A drive to go get her. We see her, with ladies. All doting, amazed. Quietly, we enter. She turns around, as if she remembers. A look, a gaze, […]
Surrender Today
Can I do it today? Surrender. Make a stake and forget the cost. Count all as loss. Remember His promise, to see us through. Despite the clues that say, “It’s crazy.” Maybe, just maybe I say, that’s o.k. I like it this way. The gain. The privilege, the fruit I see. Not in earning, gaining, or […]
The Homeschool Option
I remember it well. The day we chose to homeschool. Kids in private school. My son in a public gifted program. But still feeling invisible….like a clone. I moan. “God help us. What do I do?” Frustrated, complicated, at wits end. Confused. The answer so unlikely. To this day, it strikes me. A call that I […]
Feathers of Adoption
Little chicks. Hatched. From their walls of hindrance, keeping them from the open air, the sunlight, the freedom to stretch, explore, know. Their mother, a voice, speaking while they hide, tucked inside. Knowing each one, by smell, chirp, and life. Then they come. The new, little ones. No mothers, no home. Alone. Will she take them […]