November 2009
18 posts
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“If humanity is nothing more than the decaying top of a collapsing food chain,...”
– Joan Chittister
Nov 26th
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“There are many people who can do big things, there are very few people who will...”
– Mother Teresa
Nov 26th
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“Humility is like water, always finding the lowest place for the purpose to make...”
– Greg Russinger, Founding Member of Just One
Nov 23rd
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“I had always felt life first as a story: and if there is a story there is a...”
– G.K. Chesterton
Nov 19th
OH HAPPY DAY!!! →
HOORAY!!!  Mary called and we have a court date!!! Finally, some good news!!!!  It is for DECEMBER 11th! Sweet story about that date!  December 11th is my oldest child, John Michael’s birthday! He…
Nov 17th
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a season of Change, a life of Return (...from... →
…blog post from Amber for therunamuck.com Lots more coming over the next month as we step back and re-examine what this season of advent really means. Follow along at Christmas Change Blog
Nov 17th
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“I freed a thousand slaves but I could have freed a thousand more if only they...”
– Harriet Tubman
Nov 15th
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...waiting with a shovel
Today is November 14th, and honestly I thought our little girl would be home by now… I believe our house is just plain in a position of “stuck.” Actually, maybe not stuck, sinking in “stuck.” We are stuck in a hole and our only tool seems to be an anxiety shovel that we can’t stop using. Another whole week has passed and that little square phone in my pocket...
Nov 14th
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Rescue & Redemption...
I’m not really sure when or how the conversation started. Maybe it was over a random cup of coffee or a comment that was said in passing, or maybe something as simple as a few people being a room together. Honestly, I’m not even sure if I was a part of the conversation. However, whatever the situation was, it must have been good… …because somewhere these themes of Rescue...
Nov 14th
Another One Bites The Dust →
Well, another week went by and still no word on a court date.  Another one bites the dust. Needless to say, we are feeling REALLY DISCOURAGED.  But I do want to say thank you so much to everyone for…
Nov 14th
Hanging On! →
Still no word, whah! But I have been reading this verse through our entire adoption journey. But each day that passes with no news on court date, I cling to it even more.  I trust his word and so I…
Nov 9th
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Ethiopia Then (1994) & Now
Part 1 Part 2 
Nov 8th
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“All sorrows can be borne, if you put them into a story”
– Isak Dinesen
Nov 8th
Still No Court Date →
Unfortunately, we still do not have a court date.  Bummer, big time.  So, no news here.  Still just begging God for his patience, for his peace.  One thing that I realized yesterday that does bring…
Nov 8th
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...The Idea Camp Pacific NW started YESTERDAY!
Yes, I know that The Idea Camp is still ‘officially’ 13 days away from starting, but I went ahead and took the liberty of kicking it off yesterday (at least for me). Hope that’s okay with everyone. Here’s what I love about The Idea Camp…it transcends a time & a place. Because when you’re all about the power of relationships, you know that they just...
Nov 7th
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Make art and give it away. Un-numb a culture. by... →
…this is just beautiful
Nov 5th
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“A teardrop on earth summons the King of heaven”
– Charles Swindoll
Nov 5th
Praying Oh So Hard! →
We still have not gotten the call for our court date.  I am beginning to really feel deeply burdened and helpless.  The whole adoption process has been a journey of learning real patience.  A journey…
Nov 3rd