Why We Should Thank God for Scars
Years ago, we were about to move to India to work a significant amount of time in slums, orphanages, and villages. Somehow, not long before I left, a beauty mark on my face above my lip got scratched and began to bleed. Because it had happened before, I went to a...
To Phoebe’s Birth Mom – “Thank You.”
Somewhere among the millions of China, my daughter’s birth mom lives. I don’t know her. I have never heard her voice. And yet, somehow, I feel a connection to her especially as Mother’s Day approaches. Sometimes I hear Phoebe’s incredible belly laugh and watch the...
Delivered… Into Our Arms
I am sorry for the limited posts. Things have been busy since getting Phoebe. She likes to be held! There was no need for an alarm clock on Monday, March 9. Phoebe’s Gotcha Day. We arrived at the place where we would receive her. A mixture of emotions bombarded...
Expecting You
So tomorrow is the day. I am an expectant mom to my fourth – two on earth with me today, one in heaven, and one waiting for me in her province. Today as I reflected on my fourth coming into my family, I admit I wept for my second. At this moment, I have two kids right...
A Shirt for Phoebe
We have enjoyed our time in Beijing! C and I have been here before several times. But never for the purpose of getting over jetlag before picking up a daughter! I can’t believe we will have her in our arms in less than two days! Since arriving we have walked on the...