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Random Reflections: Celebration
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Monday, June 15, 2015. They walked into our life three days shy of Aly's thirteenth birthday. Almost five years later, we will celebrate the fact that they are ours forever. Adoption is a reality. Aly is now closing in on eighteen. She has never been a teen without these littles. Now her steps down the aisle, Pomp and Circumstance playing, remind me that our time with her is short. Graduation sends her proudly to the next step. College begins in August - nine hours from home. It almost does not seem fair...
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Random Reflections: Adoption Reality
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Tuesday, June 16, 2015. The mom and dad waited for weeks. Then the phone rang. Two more little ones, a blond haired little 19 month old boy and his sister, a 9 month old, blue eyed little girl needed a home. They entered the mom and dad's home and hearts on August 23, 2010. Each day together was another step in forever, though there was no certainty that forever for these little ones would mean life in this new home. Many visits, court appearances, and red tape turned into months and years. Over the next...
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Random Reflections: Moments of Sanity
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Friday, June 26, 2015. There are moments that God strategically places in my day that remind me that I have not completely lost it. You know those times when you say to yourself, "I just might make it through this day." I call these moments of sanity. Being able to pour AND drink a second cup of coffee ranks pretty high on that list. We pulled out a stack of books earlier, sat on the floor, and enjoyed some sing-songy picture books - the kind that make you sway and giggle. I love to read to kids. She is ...
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Random Reflections: God, please give me a changed heart.
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Wednesday, August 5, 2015. God, please give me a changed heart. God, please create in me a new heart and renew a right spirit within me. David knew what he was talking about when he poured his soul. My heart hurts many days as others' words are thrown toward me. My head tends to spin as the many demands push me faster and faster. My expecations, which I felt were clear, lay unheaded, smack in my face, they almost sting. Oh, I fail at that miserably. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). He is a hard workin...
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Random Reflections: Maddie's Poem - "Mice"
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Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Maddie's Poem - "Mice". Words are a gift. Today, I was gifted with this sweetness from Maddie. She sat in our kitchen, green marker writing on a simple, lined paper. Her words would not change the world, but they certainly made me smile. They did not take long to write, and they express a simplicity of ideas. Please enjoy this step back to childhood. Savor the words. I was walking through the house. When at once I saw a mouse. He ran across the floor. I looked, and there was more.
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Random Reflections: Another Battle for My Son's Heart
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Monday, July 13, 2015. Another Battle for My Son's Heart. At this moment, there is no screaming, no doors slamming. I don't hear his name. I hear quiet. For the moment. For the moment, he is hearing truth, learning alongside of his peers, choosing to listen. For the moment, I can hear the adults in the other room worshiping together. For the moment, I can see Alyson and Matthew serving in the 2's and 3's. They were three at one point too. For the moment, I see God answering prayer. What God is Showing Me.
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Random Reflections: Initial Thoughts on the Planned Parenthood Investigation
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Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Initial Thoughts on the Planned Parenthood Investigation. Planned Parenthood paves the tortuous road for a mother choosing to end the life of her child. Giving the lie that such a surgery is painless for both the mother and the baby, this organization brutally kills, leaving wounds that will never heal. To kill your child because you think carrying her will cause you pain of any sort is absurd at its very base. There is pain in loosing a child. Unbelievable pain. I h...She is a ...
