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The Beautiful Journey: Dear Ashley From Two Years Ago...

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A Little About Us. Friday, August 29, 2014. Dear Ashley From Two Years Ago. Dear Ashley From Two Years Ago,. Let me assure you, this is normal and completely justified. Here are some things you should know:. That little blonde-haired boy sitting next to you on the plane with his paci and airplane blankie? That sweet baby girl curled up in your rib-cage that won’t let you sleep at night? Your amazing husband and best friend? Those plans to move into an indigenous village? She will amaze you with her patie...

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The Beautiful Journey: A Breakfast Visitor

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A Little About Us. Saturday, June 8, 2013. 8220;Who sleeps in this room? 8221; our little breakfast visitor asked with intense curiosity. 8220;That’s where Elliott and Raegan sleep,” I said, smiling at her sweet toothless grin. This was probably question number one hundred since she had come in less than thirty minutes prior. 8220;They both sleep in here? Just the two of them? 8221; She seemed puzzled. 8220;Yep,” I said, not sure where the confusion was coming in. 8220;Then why are there two. Farinha, a ...

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The Beautiful Journey: Grace from His Fullness

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A Little About Us. Friday, February 20, 2015. Grace from His Fullness. Sitting there in the corner of that little 500 square foot house, I looked around the room at the little faces of the kids that had gathered together that Saturday afternoon, almost thirty of them. It was hot and cramped and little two-year-old Francisco was not. Happy that his mom had brought him there. Then there is little Chico. I feel so much smaller. I know how weak I am. I know my own faults. How many days I just want to...I kno...

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A Philosophical Reason for Missional Communities | Todd Engstrom

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Meeting people where they are and taking them where Jesus wants them to go. A Philosophical Reason for Missional Communities. A Philosophical Reason for Missional Communities. March 6, 2013. Mdash; 12 Comments. Although there are a number of reasons why we have chosen to implement missional communities at The Austin Stone, there are a few critical reasons I want to highlight in this series of posts. First was a Theological Reason. A Philosophical Reason for Missional Communities. The American church has ...

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The Beautiful Journey: The Ugly Side of Adoption

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A Little About Us. Saturday, November 8, 2014. The Ugly Side of Adoption. I found this entry the other day while randomly flipping through an old journal:. 8220;January 2, 2013. Today, sort of in passing and sort of without even realizing it, I prayed a prayer. 8216;Do something great through me… No matter what it takes.’. I meant it when I prayed it, but my next thought was: ‘Uh-oh.’”. Dear Ashley from almost two years ago: that next thought was very appropriate. I remember discussing the challenges we ...

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The Beautiful Journey: June 2015

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A Little About Us. Saturday, June 27, 2015. Life Off the Bandwagon. As I watch from a distance the United States becoming a huge mess, I have very conflicting emotions. On the one hand, I long for God to open eyes so that we remain the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave. But on the other hand, I simply wait and pray. After all, it’s hard to see the Light when all seems day. But our hearts will grow softer. Our ears more in tuned to listen. Our eyes focused to see. It means we get hurt. We may nev...

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The Beautiful Journey: Six Things Not to Say to an Adoptive Parent

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A Little About Us. Monday, November 17, 2014. Six Things Not to Say to an Adoptive Parent. I recently posted a blog. That I have been working on for some time. It took me a while to write it because I wanted to be sure it accurately conveyed my heart but was honest about something that it seems is lacking in the adoption community. I wrote it knowing that I was opening myself up for criticism, but I felt like God was prompting me to post it so I held my breath and hit “Post”. And I’m so glad I did. This ...

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The Beautiful Journey: July 2015

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A Little About Us. Friday, July 24, 2015. The Futility of Busyness {and the richness of waiting}. A reflection of three years living and loving overseas. When I close my eyes and {try to} imagine Christ, for some reason I never picture Him up and running around, busy. I picture a peaceful calm. Yet at the same time I know He is constantly at work among us, through us, in us. When I open my eyes, however, and see my life, so often all I see is busyness and rush. A hectic race of back and forth. I don&#821...

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The Beautiful Journey: Thankful Thursday: Baby Steps

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A Little About Us. Thursday, August 21, 2014. Thankful Thursday: Baby Steps. I finally had them all occupied. With my kids and the two other MKs staying with me splashing happily in the basin of water around back and soaking each other to the core, I quietly slipped into my bedroom for some “me” time. About the time I unplugged the computer from the charger, my oldest walked in and in her newfound English speaking confidence asked, “Mommy, will you play game with me? During rest time, she had worked with...