Shining Moments

Accept the things you can not change the freezing cold that cuts through me as I race from home to car and back again that relationship that seems stuck that vacuum cleaner that broke down after only one year and on and on and on yes, so many things that we cannot...
Shining Moments

Shining Moments

Unexpected surprises. Do you like them? Early this morning I opened my eyes, looked out the window and saw snow. A thin blanket of snow covering everything. Love it. Not predicted just suddenly here. Another gift from the Father’s Hand. Changed my day somewhat. More...

Shining Moments

“You have to go in alone,” I was told that day. Court day in Russia. The adoption of Jenny pending. As I opened the door, I whispered a prayer for peace and that the adoption would be approved. My heart. My longing. I felt all of it that day ten years ago. I took the...

Shining Moments

In order to adopt I had to do two things. First, I had to let go of my longing for security. and trust that God would provide somehow someway. I remember being at the airport and walking towards the gate for all those boarding the Washington,DC to Moscow flight. Heart...

Shining Moments

“You’re going to what?” she asked accentuating each word. Her look clearly said she thought I was crazy. “Don’t you realize that you were lucky when you adopted the first time?” Ah, there it was. The flaw in the reasoning. I remember trying to explain to my friend...