I am working on a devotional for adopting moms. My husband and I started a ministry to serve internationally adopting families. We left all our stuff behind to “follow God” to Nicaragua, all the while singing, “This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine…” That all sounds pretty “Christian,” right? And yet some […]
Archives for September 2014
Adoption Devotional Sample 01
Last time, I told you about the adoption devotional I’m creating specifically for adopting moms. Over the next few weeks, I’m going to share a few samples from that project. I’m hoping there might be someone out there who can help me get this thing published, and then get it in the hands of the […]
Squirrels, Books, and Radio Ads
Sometime last year, I noticed the distinct lack of spiritual resources aimed specifically at adopting moms. Oh, there are plenty of self-help books, as well as those that help prepare moms for what to expect. But what I was looking for was something different… something to help encourage them and point them back toward the […]
When Plan B Becomes Plan A
We’ve had a bit of blog silence these past few weeks, as we’ve been trying to sort through some stuff with our work here in Nicaragua. If you’ve followed our family’s updates for the past six months, you know we’ve been working on growing and formalizing our adoption care ministry. Here’s a recap: We tried […]
Marked… to Choose Joy!
It’s funny the rabbit trails our minds follow. I was just standing next to the dryer, folding my husband’s shirts, one day when I noticed it. The shirt in question was no longer white, but rather a baby blue because of a previous laundry incident (I admit: I rarely separate laundry as I was taught. […]
Rice and Beans Challenge
Ice bucket challenges wouldn’t go over that well here in many parts of Nicaragua (and throughout Central America), where we are facing the worst drought since 1976. This is what nine months without rain looks like… There are normally two plantings in Nicaragua. The first takes place in May, just as the rains begin. This […]