Adoption is Sacrificial

I hate it when people tell us we're saints or we're doing great things. We're just living life. But, we don't often talk about the sacrifices required for adoption, and it's a key part of the journey.

Adoption is Thrilling

Special moments come in a thousand shapes and sizes. They can be extraordinary or quite mundane But nevertheless, adoption is thrilling.

Seven Reflections on Foster Care and Adoption

Dear 2012 me, congratulations! You are now the parent of two blonde hair blue-eyed boys. It's July 24 -- your first gotcha day (yeah, yeah, that's a controversial phrase -- but it works for us). Today is the first day of the most thrilling, exhausting, frustrating, scary yet incredibly rewarding adventure you could ever imagine. …