Posts Tagged ‘communication’

playing the Adoption Card

playing the Adoption Card
I never thought I’d ever say this, but last month I caught my daughter playing the adoption card.  What a phrase, right?  Guaranteed to raise hackles left and right.  Except that is EXACTLY what my five-year-old did. I am a momma who strives to keep open the lines of communication with my daughter,...
January 13th, 2010 | China, Feature | Read More

Across the Generations

Across the Generations
I remember the very first time I ever considered adopting a child.  It didn’t happen for me inside an impersonal doctor’s office or while I prayed in church during a particularly moving sermon referencing James 1:27.  It didn’t happen for me while I stared at red-inked hearts scattered...
September 11th, 2009 | China, Feature, Korea | Read More

We Need To Talk

A friend of mine would like to get married.  Not right now, but someday. She hasn’t found the right girl yet.  She’d just like to think that she could get married when that woman does come along.  She feels that this is her right. I’d like to have a copy of my original birth certificate. ...
July 5th, 2009 | Feature | Read More