At first I wasn’t a fan, but it’s starting to grow on me. This pet name, long used by Anderson boys, and immediately shared with...

One doesn’t fully comprehend the impact of the Babel punishment until living under its influence. And we are. Fully. Yesterday we had our...

I keep thinking about all the reasons I have to be thankful. I need to write them down, so I don’t forget. I’m thankful for the timing of...

Today we had our final appointment at the US Embassy, and tomorrow we are homeward bound. It has gone fast. Much faster than expected....

Just now I escaped our apartment to find a quiet refuge where I can think. It’s Sunday afternoon, and we recently returned from a long...

So far Bogota has been appointments and long lines. Too much waiting for teenaged boys. Our new friend, Annette, drives us all over this...

Christmas lights still twinkle at night in Yopal. There’s a huge tree and snowflakes outside the mall just across the street from the...

We are a family at last. Twelve months of waiting for us, and seven months of waiting for them and finally we are together. We were...

Earlier today I enjoyed my morning quiet time in the living room, near a twinkling Christmas tree and stockings hanging over the...

I didn’t sleep well last week. I had too much on my mind. Between the adoption and the proposal my brain was spinning day and night, and...

A few days ago I was with a group of women when someone made an interesting comment. She was remembering a time when she was away from...

I confess. It’s November tenth and all day long I’ve been decorating the house for Christmas. It’s against my better judgment and...

I sat outside on my porch this afternoon enjoying the surprise of warm sun in late October. I had been napping and reading in turns until...

Last week I was given a new definition of shalom, and I’ve been thinking about it ever since. Dr. Del Tackett was the guest speaker for...

Today Kyle and I became friends with Bob Goff. For real. We went to hear him speak at the Bethel University Homecoming chapel, and...

Earlier this week our family was eating dinner out and our server was a handsome young Hispanic man with a Spanish accent. As he walked...

We did it. Yesterday we moved Luke into his dorm on the U of M campus. It was actually much easier than I expected. The night before he...

When Grant was a little boy we called him the Energizer Bunny. He kept going, and going, and going. Grant was a bundle of non-stop...

Kyle compares our adoption process to the Amazing Race, and this makes me laugh. It’s an appropriate comparison. The race he refers to is...

When Grant and Luke were around eight and six years old, they had a conversation that went something like this. Grant: When I grow up I’m...