Okay–so today we begin the paperwork portion of our Journey to Hannah! I can say this today, because until yesterday we were not certain WHEN God was going to give us clearance to begin.  But God spoke to Ben during the sermon yesterday, in fact–he was so sure that while I was explaining to some friends… Read More

I don’t know exactly when God started healing my heart from all the ups and downs of foster care/adoption and loss of Taylor in January 2010 and the loss of Madina from 2005, but slowly he has in His own way.  We weren’t looking to have our heart captured, but God has been known to do… Read More

In May, 2010 our family took a wonderful cruise to the Bahamas. We immediately came back wanting to schedule our next cruise, but God kept telling us that our next family trip would be something that was focused on him and not just a relaxing vacation. In August our church started planning a mission trip… Read More

Our family has three biological children (all boys ranging in age from 14 to 17) and one girl that we adopted from China 8 years ago as a 9 month old. For the past 8+ years we have been very active in advocating for adoption and in Orphan Ministry. In the summer of 2003 we… Read More