Recently, I have been thinking a lot about time. It marches forward unrelentingly and often painfully. We experienced this over the last few days of having our little Margarita home with the family over winter hosting. Sometimes when I feel this way, I wish I could slow down time, to Read more…
Our family is really looking forward to Christmas this year. As we mentioned in our September update, Margarita is able to come back to our home for Winter Hosting, thanks to the awesome team at Host Orphans Worldwide! We are counting down the days now… only 3 left! THREE DAYS! Read more…
It has now been just over six weeks since Margarita returned to Ukraine for the school year. Those weeks have given plenty of time to reflect on some of the fears that accompanied our journey into summer hosting and the decision to pursue adoption. The chance to reflect has also Read more…
A week ago today, we took Margarita to the airport for the long trip back to Ukraine. It’s possibly one of the most painful things our family has done together. You might think that it was only hard for Christy and me, but our entire family felt the pain of Read more…
After we realized the door was closed, it seemed like the summer opened up for us. Christy and I discussed plans for camping as a family, with the hope of a short road-trip as well. But a little more than a week after we watched the deadline pass for summer Read more…
Too much of our faith is just theory until we put it into practice. We can listen to God’s word and even agree with it, but until we obey – not much has actually changed in our hearts. In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus instructs His followers on the importance of not just hearing His words, but obeying as well…
Early this spring, I was doing some gardening work with my brother in my backyard when he excitedly mentioned his plans to host an orphan from Ukraine over the summer. I had heard that he and his wife were considering orphan hosting and thought it was a cool idea…
Moving from one place to the next usually involves taking steps, walking through a door, making a small decision. When we made the decision to welcome an orphan into our home this summer, we knew we were taking a step in a new direction, but it wasn’t the first time we had considered caring for the unwanted and unloved.