Tag: Adoption

“He Just Busy?”

Linny Saunders9 Comments

A couple of months ago, as Nehemiah lay on the couch, terribly sick, I laid my hand on his forehead and began to pray with passion. He’d heard me praying off and on over the hours since he had first got sick, however, this time when I finished he weakly questioned, “Why God not do…

Can We Do This Together?

Linny Saunders5 Comments

Miss Ruby-girl has been making sure Mommy really is home…. Each night she has been getting up at 3:15am ‘ish’  to double check.   Endearingly she strokes my hair, then gently rubs my arm… Sigh. All is well in Ruby’s heart,  Mommy really is home. I remind her that it was just a visit and…

I Didn’t Deserve This

Linny Saunders3 Comments

There are just some days…. Do you know the kind I mean? The very sort of day  where powerful emotions overtake and all one can think is, “There is nothing I have ever done to deserve this.” Deserve what one might ask? The inexplicable joy and privilege  of mommying all these treasures and the love…

Ummm. Why Not?

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Yes, it’s mid-February. Yes, the water is still very chilly. But it’s Phoenix. And really,  why not? After all, the kids checked it last week and supposedly it was so much warmer this week. Uh-huh. Riiiiiiight. Clearly shows that where there is a will, there is a great imagination. So in they went… one at…

The Disclaimer…

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Well it sounds like many of you, after reading  your comments here and on FB have been in  the same boat and are waiting for answers. I’m so very grateful that my situation encouraged  your heart and ministered to your souls.  God’s word is clear that we comfort or encourage each other by the same way…

There Are No Words

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Every now and then there is an adoption rumbling – or at least that’s what I call it – when several bloggy friends meet their children all on the same day, most often in Ch*na. I know of at least three treasures who met their family today… I could hardly get my eyes open fast …

That Awkward Moment

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Recently Ruby and I spent some time  in a waiting room with a bunch of other moms. It was not a place we had been before and the group was made up almost all young women  and their babies. I smiled to myself when we entered and  saw them all  sitting holding their little ones…

Lest You Think I Am Always Brave

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All your sweet comments and cheers warmed my heart,  however, lest you think I am always brave and courageous, I thought I would share a time that I didn’t “get it right”. It happened very recently and is probably  why I had the gumption to stand  my ground yesterday.  Actually, I have replayed the conversation I am…