This is our generation–The pro-life generation

“This is our generation.  This is our generation!” My soul soared as I overheard a group of pro-life students excitedly remarking this as their fellow classmates filed into the auditorium for a presentation that I was giving recently in Hamilton, Ontario,...

They will know we are Christians by our love

“Today in Church, Father Rogers talked to us about the song, ‘They will know we are Christians by our love’,” Olivia recently shared within moments of being picked up from school.  Considering all of the happenings that I typically hear about...

How did my parents raise us to respect and love our birthfamilies?

I had a powerful conversation the other night at the Gospel Haven Church in Millersburg, Ohio, with an adoptive mother who is also a part of the Pure Gift of God adoption (you can check them out on Facebook) assistance program in the Millersburg community, and I...

A Child Changes Everything

A child changes everything.  I knew that heading into motherhood over six years ago, but I definitely lacked the understanding of just how everything would be changed by the arrival of our first-born. Yet, even six years ago, people were more than happy to share with...

There is More-God Sees and Understands Your Pain–Devotion Day 2

As you’ve seen me mention in recent blog posts, there is more to life than what we can even imagine.  There is more hope, more love, more joy, more peace, more purpose, more forgiveness than we can comprehend.  No matter what you are going through, I know there is...