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...
We Are On Our Way!
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...
A Room Prepared for You
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 with my...
One Shade of Red
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...
The Conspiracy of the Appliances
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, Broken, and Lost.
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 kids’...
