From ashes to beauty: My story of infertility and adoption
Adoption was never on my radar growing up. Sure, I thought it was a wonderful thing—for someone else. I just never envisioned myself entering that…
How to guide your family through life’s hard things
Life is full of hard things, with each person’s experiences covering a vast expanse of difficult encounters. When we are young, hard things often…
Why our family celebrates Advent
A friend said that her 6-year-old son came home from school and asked, “Does our family believe in Santa?” She knew it wasn’t wrong for her child to…
Perfectly imperfect: Guiding your kids to press on
This “perfectly imperfect” truth all hit me when I was outside playing catch with my four year old son. He loved baseball, and as much as I tried, I…
Celebrating Christ this Christmas
Christmas is indeed the most wonderful time of the year as we remember our Savior’s birth, reflect on memories of the past, enjoy our family and…
Why learning, forgiveness, and grace are so important in our adoption story
“I wanna take my baby and run.” This was my thinking when I entered the world of adoption a little more than thirteen years ago. There was so much I…
‘Tis the Season
Ephesians 2:8-10, “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so…
For the parent who feels powerless
While sitting in my car in the pick-up line at school, I was doing what you might guess. I was scrolling through Instagram as I often do while I wait…
Raising grateful kids: Three ways to practice gratitude
When you google “how to raise grateful kids” a plethora of articles come up. Because isn’t that what we do we need to know something really…
