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Weekend Parenting and Moving Forward
It has been almost a month since our first home visit with a certain 12 year old boy and, believe me when I say, its been a whirlwind! By the conclusion of this weekend, we will have had 5 weekend visits (4 of them, consecutive) with each seeking to aid…
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Table for 3, please.
“You’re here!,” exclaimed a very excited 12 year old boy. “And you’re here!,” I happily shouted back. There, in the middle of my kitchen, I received the first of many hugs for the weekend. This is how my Friday started as I arrived home from work and walked into our house. I walked…
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An Update! Where We Are on Our Family Journey
A lot of you have been asking us for an update over the past few weeks and things have been too crazy to sit down and type one out- but here you go! The move to our new home went well and our current children (Maggie & Widget) have adjusted well…
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Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch: A Metaphor for Collegiate Ministry
In Acts 8:26-40, we find the story of Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch. Philip hears the voice of God telling him to go to a place and he goes, with no idea what is waiting for him when he gets there. What Philip finds is someone seeking to connect with, and…
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Family Update: We’re Moving!
We can finally announce that we’re in the process of relocating! This is certainly a bittersweet announcement as we’ve met a lot of great people and grown a lot in Greenville over the past five years! We will be relocating to the Triangle area where I will continue serving as…
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Trained, Certified and Inspected: Where We Are on Our Fost/Adopt Journey
It’s been a while since we’ve posted about our foster/adopt journey and many of you have been asking where we’ve been and where we are in the process. First, thank you for asking! The level of care and encouragement Heather and I have experienced the past few months has been…
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Out with the full, in with the twin!!
This past month Lawrence and I got rid of a full sized bed that took residence in the guest room upstairs (thanks to my sister and her husband), and put up a twin bed! The closet is mostly cleared out and there is a dresser and book shelf standing ready…
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Refraining Good Friday at Christmastime
Christmas Eve worship is always a favorite of mine: carol singing, decorations, “lessons” from the scriptural Christmas stories, nativities, children hardly able to sit still for the coming Christmas, and, of course, candles filling the worship space with light. All of these elements of worship in this annual service are…
