Adoption is something Brian and I have considered since we started dating.  It is something that we have felt called to for reasons that are completely of God.  It is one of our missions in this life.  God has adopted us into His family and now we want to adopt a child into ours.  We…

Our child will be a person of color.  That is a 99.9% guarantee.  We are white.  The fact remains that we will be raising a child, most likely a black child, in a very white world.  We have got to start thinking differently--and it matters.  It matters because our child's identity matters.  So we have…

Anyone who knows anything about adoption knows this:  there is a TON of paperwork associated with it.  And that's okay.  I mean, I'd rather they thoroughly examine my husband and I.  I think if I were in the birth parent's shoes, I would want to make sure that I was placing my child in a…

An incredible thing happened this weekend:  I had my first Mother's Day.  It was completely unexpected.  I received a card from my best friend before my husband and I left for my in-laws.  I couldn't believe it.  I ran up to my husband with tears in my eyes, overcome by the incredible generosity of a…