A Running Leap of Faith: Trusting God Completely
The Perfect Parent provided so much more and in a tiny fraction of the time to those who live their lives by trusting God completely. God did not... Read More →
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Faith Boost: Everything is not Incomprehensible
I didn’t really want a faith boost. I’m greedy when it comes to information. I wanted a reason for what had happened. I wanted to know the... Read More →
Faith Obstacles: Curiosities in Faith
Because I am a person who struggles with faith obstacles, but who also writes about things that I can’t deny are miracles, I worry about those... Read More →
Dear God Please Forgive my Daughters First Mother
Dear God, please forgive my daughters’ first mother. I know that isn’t what I used to ask from you. I know I said I wanted her to burn in hell. I... Read More →
Together for Adoption 2014: Urgency and Complexity
Last year I attended an incredible adoption conference called Together for Adoption. There, for the first time, I saw the author of my favorite... Read More →
Losing Faith: When Miracles don’t Seem to Come and Families Falter
Recently I was talking with one of the thought leaders in adoption and orphan advocacy. She is currently putting together a keynote presentation... Read More →
How I Learned to Cope with Death. It’s Easier than you Think.
I first learned to cope with death as I walked away from a Russian orphanage with my new daughter, shrieking in my arms. Of all the places I... Read More →
Finding Faith: Why Does God Care?
Finding faith, for me, never comes easy. Maybe it’s true… things are always in the last place you look. While I was raised in an... Read More →
Childlike Faith: Believing Enough to get What HE Wants
Childlike faith is what I should have been able to teach my children. I came from a Christian home and family. My daughters came from an abusive... Read More →
Mercy or Justice? A Story of Orphans: You be the Judge
To me, it wasn’t initially a question of mercy or justice. It was just what should have been done. I was shocked when the judge said that... Read More →
A Mother’s Message From Heaven
If your mother is already in heaven; If she has already earned her wings; This is her message for you. mp3 copies of The Marvelous Journey... Read More →
How to Soothe our Pain When we Can’t Help who we Want to Help
Marina was seven and Jula was five, like my daughter-to-be. I don’t know how old Jenya, Maksím, André, Dasha, Ksenya and Natasha were, but it... Read More →
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