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4 Misconceptions About Adopting from Foster Care
When we began our foster-to-adopt journey in 2015, we had a lot of questions- and misconceptions- of what the path ahead entailed. We’d heard the “horror stories,” and seen plenty of TV shows detailing the realities of the foster care system. There were a lot of things we thought we…
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Officially Three: Making It Official
They say that adoption is all about waiting for the unpredictable. You sign a ton of documents, mail your life away, and wait so long that it starts to feel like nothing is ever going to happen. You wait and wait, and wait until, one day, you get that phone…
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Campus Ministry During the Summer
“What DO you do when students are gone for summer break?” It’s a question that every Campus Minister is inevitably asked at some point or another. It’s true that a Campus Minister’s schedule changes as students pack up their dorm rooms, load up their cars, and drive off to other…
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On Mentors, Identity, and Turning 30
Tomorrow, I turn 30. As an introvert (INFJ, for those that care about such distinctions), it is only fitting that I spend at least a few minutes reflecting on the last decade of life that was my twenties. Ten years ago, I leapt from my teenage years with excitement and…
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The Final Stretch
When we began our foster to adopt journey in 2015, we had no idea what to expect, or how long the process would take. I remember that first phone call I had with our agency. It was before we’d even filled out any applications or background check forms. I had…
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The Open Doors of Ash Wednesday
The doors are open. It’s not odd for this to be true because it is, after all, an unusually warm day for March 1. I approach and enter them with wonder: at their openness, and at what is to come inside. We gather in the pews, preparing ourselves for the…
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The Holy Place
“Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.” – Exodus 3:5 (NIV) I was far from any burning bush when I realized the ground on which I was standing was holy. No, I didn’t remove my shoes…
