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Faith is an Active Verb {5 of 40 Stories}

Click here for the back story. A little timeline: Late May 2005 — We decided to pursue adoption.July 2005 — All of our adoption paperwork was complete.January 2006 — Sam was born. July 2007 — Andy came home from Peru, South America with a prayer to care for orphans.September 2007 — We became licensed foster parents.February 2008 — We were called about a sibling group of four (!) all under the age of 5.March 2008 — The sibling group of four fell through, but there was a sibling group of… Read more Faith is an Active Verb {5 of 40 Stories} →

Slow Down for Fresh Strength {4 of 40 Stories}

Click here for the back story. As a lifelong Hoosier, I get a little snarky about this whole spring your clocks forward and miss an hour of sleep thing. (Indiana was one of the last states to succumb to Daylight Saving Time.)  As if we can actually “save” daylight. No matter what we do to the clocks, we have the same amount of daylight. It’s not something we can stockpile. When Stephanie was five, I found her sitting in the timeout chair. Steph spent quite a bit of time in… Read more Slow Down for Fresh Strength {4 of 40 Stories} →

Rescued {2 of 40 Stories}

Click here for the back story. I know what it’s like to have prayed so long for a baby that you can’t pray for it anymore. I know what it’s like to desperately want to be a momma and then to want it even more. I know what it’s like to give up all hope of being a momma. It can make a person sick. And then it gets worse when your husband tells you, “Maybe kids aren’t something for us. We can be happy, just the two of us.… Read more Rescued {2 of 40 Stories} →

Put Down the Pepsi!

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The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace. — Psalm 29:11 2012 was a year of healing for me. During this year, I shifted my eating habits. It began by removing Pepsi from my daily menu. Then slowing down how fast I put food into my mouth.  Then tackling sugar. Then eating as close to natural and whole foods as possible. Then only eating when I was actually hungry. I found it to be true that I felt better when I didn’t eat so… Read more Put Down the Pepsi! →

{hero} five minute friday

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GoGod madehumansheroes. Do human thingsto make theworld better.Add thesuper powerstrengthof agreat bigGod. MoldedintoSuperheroes. Territory expands. Save livesRescue soulsLove morewithsupernatural strengthof the one whogiveslife. Stop In the summer of 2013, I came across a writing challenge hosted by Lisa-Jo Baker. For more information, check out this link to Five Minute Friday. The nitty-gritty is you write for 5 minutes on a word, then you share your post, and you comment on another. I hope you’ll join too.

{visit} Five Minute Friday

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Go It’s been too long since I’ve had a visit with my friend. I miss her. She’s the kind of friend who when we do get to visit, it won’t feel like it’s been months since the last visit. We will pick up, not missing a beat. But right now, in this moment when the visit was too long ago and I miss her so much that there’s a lump in my throat, just thinking about how long it’s been, I’m not soothed knowing that our friendship is rock solid… Read more {visit} Five Minute Friday →