What a flood of memories this picture brings. I remember trying to stop time for this one day. Too many changes were happening too fast. Lisl was about to leave for Thailand. She and Charlotte are both wearing the stars of newlyweds in their eyes. Melinda was reaching that summer for happiness and has found… Continue reading The Summer of the Flowers
Category: Family
Life Goes On
This picture is a tentative admission on my part that life is going on... That this family has adjusted to our new shape and size...we think. We like having fewer loads of laundry and more space for our earthly goods in our little old stone house. We like the smaller table.We didn't like the loss… Continue reading Life Goes On
The Hard Parts
Sometimes people ask me if they may read my journal. So far I have always declined them the privilege. Oh I wouldn't mind if they read the fun things, the nice parts, or the pages that have plenty of Hallelujah's on them. But there's the hard parts: conflicts, worries, and the recordings of my not… Continue reading The Hard Parts
Adoption
We had the rare privilege this week of witnessing an adoption in court. Our friends had been parents to two little Native American boys for five years. This stint of foster care with intent to adopt has been a long trial of patience, tears, and prayers. There were times that we all thought this day… Continue reading Adoption
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