One week left. One week until she is in my arms again. These last days are filled with the last minute details and to-do lists that get longer the faster you go. I know I won’t get everything crossed off at this point, so I’m trying to prioritize. I’m also trying to remember to breathe…
Monthly Archives: May 2014
I’m Going!
This is my 100th post. A hundred explanations of seeing my life change. A hundred times I have tried to parse out the ways I have found new mercies. New ways to love. New ways to count the innumerable. And in this post, I get to announce something very special. Something I never would have…
Uncle Tom: A Tribute
When I was twelve years old, I was in a go-cart accident. People often chuckle here, but it was actually pretty bad. We were visiting my grandparents for the holidays. My Uncle Tom owned a go-cart, and on Thanksgiving Day, we decided that it would be fun to take it out for a spin. We…
On Fundraising and Accepting Help
Last week, I flew to Chicago for a conference. I don’t always talk in depth with my seatmates on airplanes, but this time I did. On the way there, I sat with a man who serves on the board of the Human Rights Campaign. We had a really deep discussion about the role of gays…
Thoughts on Fighting Evil
This past week, I went to a summit for orphan care in Chicago put on by the Christian Alliance for Orphans. I came away from it with truly mixed emotions. It is such a daunting thing, to be in a war. But I cannot lay down my arms in defeat in the middle of the…
