Category: A Thoughtful Life
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We said goodnight to some of the girls and watched them disappear up the stairs. Minutes later we hear loud stomping on the stairs and an angry voice asking, “Mom and Dad will you please tell Torie to be quiet! I’m trying to have my Bible reading.”
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Sometimes I feel like I live in a sitcom complete with laugh tracks. Often, I am the cause of the laughter, especially when it comes to speaking another language.
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Today is April 5, the Thursday before Easter. It is snowing. Really snowing. 5 to 6 inches covering the ground and it is still coming down. In the winter, snow lifts my spirits and almost seems magical. It may be beautiful, but spring snow leaves me feeling anxious and impatient for warm, sunny days. And…
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There have been times in my life when I have seen just how easy it would be to step off the edge. At those moments in my life, I am shocked to see how close I am to not just stumbling, but falling.
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It’s been said that if you really want to learn to appreciate others, you should try walking a few steps in their shoes. When David went to the states a month ago, Rachel and I walked in his shoes for a week. Believe me when I say, his shoes weren’t made for me. Today, I…
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David and I met in college. Actually, I met him on the very first day of band camp. I was in the Color Guard and David in the drum line. According to David, I played the flag. We had to be at band camp earlier than the other band members, so it was natural that…
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Describing the beauty of a strong willed child is not easy. Most people look at the seemingly random acts of stubbornness and immediately label the child as unruly, undisciplined, and selfish. Many would look at the child and make a list of all the parenting mistakes that allowed such a “rebellious” spirit to develop in…
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Sometimes, I feel like communication with our adoption agency and Ethiopian officials is completely one-sided. We write, we call, but there is no news. Nothing. It is as if they have been snowbound for 6 months and can’t get word to us. It frustrates me. It discourages me. I want to know what is going…
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The news traveled quickly through our community. The man 25 million people called “Dear Leader” was dead.
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We have seating for 100 in our restaurant and so we told our kitchen to be prepared to serve 100 people the night of Thanksgiving. We also wanted to be prepared for more than 100, so we asked the kitchen to prep additional food to be cooked as needed. We opened our doors for our…