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Lauren (8yrs) and her friend Cirsten were sitting at the snack bar eating a piece of Jack’s pizza after school the other day. They were...

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...

Hello, I just got back from a glorious run on this beautiful Michigan day! Not really…wouldn’t you hate me if that was the truth?? The...

Hello! Happy Friday! After yesterday’s post, I thought something a little more light hearted would be good. But let me just say, wow. Not...

Lauren’s been struggling with fear. Fear of bad guys. It overwhelms her at bedtime. She’s afraid that they will come in during the night...

I am thankful. My family and friends give me reason to smile every day. Even when I look back at the events in my life that brought...

My heart broke. Lauren had the day off so we went to the grocery store and then to Pizza Hut to redeem her book-it coupon that was...

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...

We have some awesome friends in motocross and a bunch of them pooled together to get Lauren her first motorcycle. We are so thankful, and...

I will never forget this morning 8 years ago. I was teaching Bible study and I felt a pull on my heart to drop our lesson for the day and...

It starts out like (almost) any other day, a father and daughter doing some chalking… My little Asian smurf and her very fun Daddy!

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

Busy, busy, busy! We are having a good time so far this summer. Starting with swimming lessons… And Princess Camp!! But don’t let the...

The other day, Lauren had speech class (she had a cleft palate/lip and is learning to speak correctly). The teacher shows her pictures...

The other day I was having a “discussion” with my 16 year old daughter and as she left the room I jokingly said, “you better watch it or...

What would she be doing today. Would she be playing? Would she have friends? Would she trust anyone? Would anyone hug her? Would anyone...

This video was taken early spring- that’s why my yard looks so horrible. 🙂 Matt (my oldest) was coaching Lauren to ride down the hill (I...

Sometimes I have these deja-vu type moments and I remember. A smell, a sound, whatever it may be, brings me back to China and a flood of...

The whole family got together today to celebrate Lauren’s birthday. It started out with all of us going to church which she loved because...