We were not totally prepared for the costs of our adoption as parents. That is not to say that there was not full disclosure by the agency about the money involved. We struggled to come up with the money, the bulk of which was paid at the time we traveled overseas to...
When we first adopted our sons, we debated whether or not to give them new names. We finally decided not to keep their foreign names, although they are part of their new middle names (reflecting their heritage). Choosing a name for your adopted child can be one of the...
We are not sure who invented the sandwich (was it the “Earl of Sandwich”?), but it is estimated that Americans consume 300 million sandwiches every day. We even describe our lives as “sandwiched” between birth and death. Paul pointed to our adoption by the Heavenly...
It was just another day in our lives, until we tried to open our garage door. As it turned out, one of the wires to the opener broke/fell off, and not only were we unable to open the door electrically but we were unable to disengage the door from the tractor and open...
Our sons played soccer in junior high and high school. While neither was a star forward, we encouraged them to play this sport because it provided an outlet for their energy, making sure that they were able to run up and down the field. One of them opted out of soccer...
We don’t see ourselves as time passes, and we don’t realize how much we have changed. Thirty years ago, my wife and I walked down the aisle of the church to exchange our wedding vows. We could not have anticipated what would happen in the following years. Adopting our...
It didn’t take very long for our sons to take to water. They had been in an orphanage near a shore where the director took all the children for a week each summer. And they learned to swim very quickly when they started lessons while going to the swimming pool in...
It happened again. The washing machine created a cacophony in the laundry room because it was lurching as it spun the clothes after the wash cycle. This could only mean that it was overloaded. That meant that I had to stop what I was doing and adjust the clothes in...
Marcellus George and his loving wife are the adoptive parents of (now adult) twin sons. He is the author of numerous articles and devotions, has a Ph.D. in theology... Read More