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Moms, What You Are Doing Matters

Taken from my segment on Star 105.7 in West Michigan with Tommy and Brook… Last week as I spoke to a MOPS group I looked at the tired...

Thank You to Lauren’s Birthmom

I don’t know your name or what you look like. I imagine that you saw the tiny disformed face of your new child and it brought you to...

Love You More

“Love You More: the Divine Surprise of Adopting My Daughter” is the story of a family that had a strong marriage and three happy healthy...

Plainwell, MI ~ Praise and Coffee Night

What a great night! Last October I met Kim deBlecourt at the Breathe Writers Conference in Grand Haven, MI. She highlighted her story in...

Sometimes the Past Haunts Us

I originally posted this 3 years ago but this message has been going over and over in my heart lately, hope it touches you too. As many...

Abandoned But Not Forgotten

Lauren loves other little Asian girls. She is drawn to them as if some imaginery cord ties the daughters of China. She immediately points...

Are You Losing Control?

But first…it’s giveaway time! I’ll be giving away:PRAISE CD COFFEE! (1 bag) To enter drawing: * Leave a comment on this post (one per...

One Year Anniversary of our Gotcha Day!

Lord, You saw her “red and screaming” on the steps of a Buddhist Temple in China and chose to coordinate her life so that she would end...

One year ago today…

It was the eve of our “Gotcha Day” for Lauren. Here are some pictures of her before she came to her forever home.