We have been home from China with our girls for six months.
Every single day I have chosen to love, to be patient, to welcome endless pleas for attention with outstretched arms, to soften words that would lash out in frustration and exhaustion with gentle loving tones, to hold back the disappointment and the anger […] Read more…
The Substance Of Things Hoped For
As I have become increasingly involved in the adoption community, one thing has become blatantly apparent to me.
Adoption is a faith journey.
I have come to understand that there is one belief that those who adopt clearly espouse, there is one belief that separates those who do and those who never take that […] Read more…
Putting The Pieces Together
As I have shared before, we know very little about Evangeline’s past.
I have a few pictures of her life as it was right before she came to us, and a couple very poor pictures from around the time of her finding add in 2010.
It appears that a file was prepared for Evangeline […] Read more…
Home Schooling
Some of you have asked me to share about how we homeschool our children.
I’ve hesitated to share about home schooling because it is very dear to my heart. I love teaching our children, and while it comes at a great cost to me, it is one of the most worthwhile things I have […] Read more…
Aaron
I’d thought I’d begin a series about the Cross children.
Aaron is five years old and has been home from Guangdong, China for two and a half years.
He loves to ride his big wheel and play with his brother Joshua who is also five.
They are fast friends. Can’t you just imagine all the wonderful […] Read more…
Twists And Turns
I thought we were done with trips to CHOP for a few weeks, but on Wednesday, I received a call from Children’s Hospital requesting that I make an appointment with neurosurgery.
I called neurosurgery, and was given an appointment for today.
It turns out that Evangeline will be having surgery in two weeks to remove […] Read more…
Finding Him Here
Much of my life I have spent out of the hustle and bustle of society.
When I was eleven I became ill and was on home instruction until I graduated form high school.
My days were spent at home with my mother.
We sewed, we baked, we cooked.
I read and read and read,
And […] Read more…
Enduring Faith
Mark and I are convinced that God’s hand is in every adoption.
It is He who miraculously weaves the lives of the children together with their families. It is He who creates the desire deep within our hearts to adopt, and it is He who provides the funds to bring the children home.
We are […] Read more…
An Open Window
It’s late.
I should be sleeping, but I have to write. I have to preserve forever this night when for a brief moment the window of Evangeline’s past opened up, and allowed me a glimpse of her life before me.
I love her so much it hurts.
As I write this, tears are streaming down […] Read more…
Wordless Wednesday
