Choosing to be Choosy

Choosing to be Choosy

Nov 30, 2021 | Challenges In Adoption, Parenting

I have trouble staying awake in art galleries. My wife has taken me to several well-known ones, but not being an art lover means that these works of art (or occasionally history) are lost on me. I also find that skimming the photos of others on their cell phones not...
The Stars in the Skies

The Stars in the Skies

Oct 30, 2021 | God's Adoption of His Children, Parenting

It was a starry night when I went camping with my sons. They looked into the sky in awe of what they saw, and one asked, “How big is the universe?” “We don’t know,” I said, “but God is bigger still.” “Cool,” was all he could say. There was a silence that enveloped us...
Like a Deer

Like a Deer

Sep 30, 2021 | Challenges In Adoption, Parenting

As we pulled out of our driveway one morning, our lights again caught the stray deer in our neighborhood. We have caught this creature foraging for fruit, flowers, and about anything else that might seem tasty. I am not an expert on deer. I do not hunt them. Any time...
God Has No Grandchildren

God Has No Grandchildren

Aug 1, 2021 | God's Adoption of His Children

We were in awe when we first set our eyes on our new grandson. He was perfect in every way. I paused to think about how our parents may have reacted when they first met our adopted sons. Unlike us, God has no grandchildren. For those of us who were reared in Christian...
The Bird Bath

The Bird Bath

May 30, 2021 | Parenting

There it sits, outside my front window. On summer days, our bird bath refreshes a squirrel, butterflies, and up to fourteen sparrows at a time. An occasional robin tries to crowd out the other birds who want to drink or splash around. Watching the birds interact...
The Adoption Marathon

The Adoption Marathon

Apr 29, 2021 | Challenges In Adoption

We breathed a sigh of relief when the adoption court proceeding was over. We were finally adoptive parents! We had the impression that once our sons were part of our family, the hard part was over. Actually, we discovered that this was only the beginning. It was to be...
Nowhere to Go

Nowhere to Go

Mar 30, 2021 | Children's Adaptation, Parenting

It was something we heard frequently from our adopted sons during the first year of their adoption. Whenever we corrected or disciplined them, they would respond to us with a sense of autonomy, “Well, we will just go back to the orphanage!” Never mind that the...

He Knows Our Pain

Feb 27, 2021 | Challenges In Adoption, Parenting

            There was fear in my wife’s voice as I talked with her on the phone. “Our son just fell on the ice in the pond, and it looks as though he has broken his arm!” she exclaimed. The neighborhood boys had a...