Filipe went to Brazil for the summer while I stayed in Charleston taking summer classes, doing admin. work for our college ministry, and hanging out with friends in between. We exchanged emails back and forth sharing what we were doing, Continue Reading
Girl Meets Boy
Filipe and I met in my hometown of Charleston, South Carolina, when we were partnered together to lead a small group on our college campus. I had just transferred to Charleston Southern University (CSU) after a two-year stint in Orange Continue Reading
Adoption: Three Years Later
Yesterday morning I was startled awake out of a vivid dream. One of my older sons had shaken a container of sea salt all over my dining room floor just as dozens of guests were arriving for a party. Standing Continue Reading
Created to Connect
We all long for connection. It’s part of what makes us human. We may want to close everyone out for a little while, but isolation doesn’t feel good long-term. Research shows that babies can’t develop physically, emotionally, and socially without human Continue Reading