My daughter sulked through the front door and laid the tell-tale manila envelope on my desk with such a huff that it seemed she was thoroughly deflated. “More of my grades went down than went up!” She barely got the words out before I saw the first tear make its appearance in the corner of […]
We Quit
We’re almost nine months into our second year here, living in a house that is way too big for our family alone so we can work in adoption care. We’ve had one new missionary family and four adopting families stay with us so far, but we’ve been “empty” since the middle of February. We’re excited […]
Divergent Movie
I’m pulling the following post out of my archives, in anticipation of Friday’s opening of Divergent, the movie based on the best-selling book by Veronica Roth. I wrote this post almost exactly two years ago, after reading the book. Check it out and then watch the movie trailer at the bottom of the page. ————————————- […]
Saturday Study Summary
This past Saturday, I finished up a four-part series on jealousy. Usually, when I write a blog post, it’s about something I’m currently learning for my own life. But sometimes, there’s simply too much to fit into a single post. That’s why I decided to start diving in deeper on a few subjects I just […]