Some days I feel like I’m walking about wrapped in cotton, plastic bubble wrap, yards of foam. My heart is covered with layers of callous, one deposited over another as the years pass and I am broken, scarred, and broken again. Some days I wonder if my eyes are covered with scales, like the blind […]
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Is your life…valuable? Who gets to decide that? I’ve been thinking a lot about the value of life, and what society says about it. I’ve seen some amazing acts of love lately, and some soul-rending situations that leave me reeling, grasping for understanding as to how people as a whole can be so cruel. I […]
Read moreThank you to everyone who has taken interest in helping Mallory and Peach! I have been so touched by people’s willingness to help and their heart for these sweet girls. I have had so many conversations with friends about the conditions in orphanages in Eastern Europe over the last week, it is amazing how when […]
Read moreMallory and Peach are two little angels with Down Syndrome, currently living in an orphanage in Eastern Europe. They have never known the love of a mother’s arms, the protection of a loving father, the blessing of a family. They own nothing of their own…no clothes, no toys, no soft blanket to snuggle up with […]
Read more“I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.” John 14:18 These are the words of Jesus, comforting his disciples. He will not leave us. Does this not bring joy and comfort to your soul? It brings me so much peace, just to whisper those words in the dark moments of night….He […]
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