Over the past few years, many of us have been confronted with the fact that there are definitely bad ways to help people. For example, we’ve found out …how not to pack our Operation Christmas Child boxes (my own additions: avoid stuffed animals because they only help spread lice, but paper and pencils are always […]
Archives for July 2015
Raising Teenagers
This week my oldest turns 16. After typing that sentence, I had to just stop and stare for a minute. Sixteen! Even though it’s so entirely expected, I have to say it: Where did the last ten years go? And lest you think all parents of older kids must sign some sort of ridiculous oath […]
From the Back Seat
I just wrote the first update for our adoption care ministry in over a month. That certainly never happened while I was in Nicaragua. I remember feeling so wrapped up in the day-to-day activities of the project that the rest of the world seemed light years away. But I knew the need for fervent prayer […]