Our journey began with a trip to Birmingham on Tuesday night. We spent the night there with a super couple (the Nowlins) and they took us to the airport the next morning. New friends for just a week, but connected by God. It feels we have known them for years. God...
Many of us know the fun and excitement of decorating the place where a new child will sleep. As we anticipate the child’s arrival, we go into the room and imagine the joy of their arrival. As I entered my biological kids’ rooms, I remember standing there...
I walked down the broad, dirty street of the Red Light District in a daze – my first time in the midst of such evil. Little boys and girls ran around, growing up beneath their mom’s beds. While I wore conservative Indian clothing, young Indian women dressed in...
On our way to C’s house for Thanksgiving, our car broke. We had to spend the night in a hotel waiting for the tow truck. Before the end of the year, our dishwasher breathed its last, a toilet broke, a sink broke, and a tub broke. Right after the New Year, while...
Forgotten. Standing in the Chiang Mai airport, Chad looks at me, “Leslie, did you remember their old passports?” I answered, “Their old passports? No. Why?…. Oh no! Did you remember them?” Blood drained from both of our faces as we realized we didn’t have the...
