And on my knees, gently shaking CJ’s unresponsive body and between my sobs begging him to wake up, I heard my most desperate prayer groan out of my mouth, “Oh God, HELP!”
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Mary Magdalene- When The Claws of Fear Are Defeated with Faith
Mary. Mary Magdalene stands outside the empty tomb. The disciples have looked in the tomb, and finding it empty, returned to their homes. But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. And she saw two angels in white, sitting where…
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Exodus
Glory and Goodness Exodus is the second book in the Bible. It picks up right where Genesis ended. Abraham’s family has indeed been created and grown. His great-grandson was sold into slavery and subsequentially rose to second in command of all Egypt. God has started to fulfil the things He…
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Tearing off the Roof
Our kids spend a large portion of their days dancing and singing (read: screaming) along to music playing on YouTube. Something about watching singers on TV makes them feel like they are at, or maybe they are, a fun concert. Their favorites are some phenomenal worship songs. Lyrics that have…
Adoption Memory – January 2014
Toes in the Water Apparently I have been slacking in keeping this blog up-to-date! As of yesterday, our dossier is on its way to Little Man’s country! (The dossier is the giant stack of paperwork that we have been working on over the last few months. It includes our home…
What is Trauma?
Trauma. It’s the new cultural buzzword. As it gains traction in popularity, it carries with it benefits and potentially harmful outcomes. If we are going to have a discussion about trauma, we should first identify an accurate definition. In his book, The Myth of Normal, Gabor Mate M.D. says, “Trauma…
