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My Dad
This morning my father passed away. My mind is a maze of thoughts and emotions ... and why am I blogging right now? Because I just have to tell someone -- even if I never publish this post and it is only read by its Catalyst -- of the glory of God rising higher than...
Trees that Weep and the People Who Prune Them
My to do list is unending, yet somehow I found time today to spend just under 2 hours pruning our weeping cherry. I discovered last week that the branches growing out of the top of our weeping cherry were instead an entirely different tree that should have been pruned...
Resistance Training
I'm feeling pouty. It's this two-year old thing that rises up in me on occasion. Much like someone who frequently gets migraines and has the ability to detect the onset, I've become a master at identifying early warning signs of pout. I'll spare you the details, as...
Why Pray?
There are times when I feel pressed to pray for our children, this adoption, and Ethiopia in such a way that I just can't shake. Now is one of those times. If God is sovereign and has goodness in store for us -- why would we need to pray some of the prayers we've been...
The Adult Blankey
My cell phone has now become what some might call the adult blankey. I carry it everywhere. Parameters I once set up so as not to have the phone take priority over my already pre-set priorities have all fallen to the wayside. As long as we're potentially receiving...
The Joys of Adoption
My sister-in-law told me a great story just after we shared with her our news to adopt. I think this was from a missionary friend of hers. The friend had two children (at least who were present in this story) -- one that was adopted and one who was biological. As they...
An Army of Gray
I have no time or desire to try and research why after finding just one gray hair, more -- all of a sudden -- seem to have been emerging across my scalp. While it might seem that I've just been blind all this time to what's been there for months or even years, there...
The Lone Blog Post?
After months of not posting, the task of starting up the blog again has only grown more daunting. For two reasons, mainly: 1) The months since we last posted and really the past year plus has been one I think we'll look back on for the rest of our lives as being one...
“Daddy is home … YES!”
Maddy fell asleep on me last night. That marks a successful day for Aunt Sissy. My six and a half year old niece mimicked a explanation she'd heard her Mommy, Aunt Sissy and Nana all use when she said "I'm just resting my eyes, Aunt Sissy." I know what that means. I...
Praying Dangerous Prayers
I recently read in a commentary on the book of Job where the author challenges readers to "pray dangerous prayers." My mind flashed back to a year ago this time and even before when my mind was filled with prayers like "God, make me more like you ... I want to really...