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Sunday Visit: It’s How You Live

By Sunday July 10, 2011

I’ve been following the story of  Courtney’s family on her blog, It’s How You Live, as they recently traveled to Rwanda and then to Ethiopia to bring their two little boys home.  She shared lots of great details of their trip and has been transparent about the adjustment since arriving home a week or so ago.  I just read this post tonight:  Relief and Random Details.

Be sure to scroll back several pages to read their travel story and journey with them through adding two children to their family.

Have a fabulous Sunday, and by the way, I got most of my homeschool books ordered yesterday!

Lisa

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Sunday Visit: My New Toolbox

By Sunday March 20, 2011

My friend at Life with Mamita has been writing a series of posts that you don’t want to miss.  Titled “My New Toolbox,” she is sharing the new tools they are using in parenting their little girl from “hard places.”  I love this:

It feels like I traded in my garage full of power tools for that “first apartment” toolbox. You know the one – it contains a hammer, screwdrivers, a tape measure and some picture-hanging nails. Just the basics, but everything you really need.

Check out  these three posts and see what you can add to your own Toolbox.

My New Toolbox Part 1

My New Toolbox Part 2

My New Toolbox Part 3, Total Voice Control

Have a wonderful Sunday; I think I need a serious dose of church!

Lisa

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Sunday Visit: The Daughters’ House

By Sunday December 5, 2010

Not long ago I wrote a post about the book Renting Lacy, which completely devastated me.  A long-time reader, Kim, sent me an email about the ministry she works with The Daughter’s House.  They are reaching out to women trapped in the world of sexual exploitation with a desire to bring restoration to their lives.  She wrote this short piece about a very real experience in her life.

I walked into church smelling like Bath and Body.  I made my way to the third row on the left and my family moaned, “Can’t we sit somewhere else?”  They pointed out that we had sat in the third row on the left for ten years in two different churches.  I smiled, ignored them, and took my seat.  I noticed her directly in front of me and since I knew some of her story, I leaned forward and politely asked of her recent hospital stay.  As she updated me on the progression of the cancer into her lungs I pulled back slightly, her suffering too raw.  She represented to me a world I could not comprehend: black, inner city, sexual exploitation and addiction.  And now, this diagnosis of cancer just as she has begun to seek out a new life.  I patted her shoulder.  A worship song started.  I was rescued.

After a few songs,  I sensed that she was crying.

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Sunday Visit: the least complicated

By Sunday August 15, 2010

My friend, Jennifer, has been writing a great series of post on school, and in particular, school and her adopted children.  Stop by and spend a few moments, it will be well worth your time.

the least complicated

I also happen to know that she has a great post set to go for Monday.

Happy Sunday!

~Lisa

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Sunday Visit: Letting Love Cover It

By Sunday August 8, 2010

Happy Sunday!  Stop by my friend, Signe’s blog, Letting Love Cover It and read her great post, Where Are We? I loved it.

I’m blessed to live only a few minutes away from Signe and have her along on this wild adoption ride.

~Lisa

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Sunday Visit: No Hands But Ours

By Sunday July 11, 2010

This is the sweetest video; you must watch it. Eileen shared the story of her daughter’s healing with me and rather than just send you to the No Hands But Ours site, I decided to post it here. I want to increase the odds that you will actually click on it!

You can also visit the original post, My Baby Tells Her Story.

I watched this with several of my kids and we were all laughing and crying.  Sweet Pea is going to share it with her fellow med students — it’s that good.

Happy Sunday.

~Lisa

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Sunday Visit: Deutschland

By Sunday June 20, 2010

I have a list of blogs to add to my Blogroll, but somehow I haven’ t gotten around to that task…probably because I can’t quite remember how to do it.  Tonight I decided to at least browse through the folder of blogs to add, and I stopped by Deutschland, where I read this post, Wanted: Adoptive Parents: Must Want Kids.  I liked what she had to say and I think you might too.

Russ will be home from Kenya in just a few hours and I am ready to fall on my knees giving thanks to God.  I’ll try to resist the urge to do that at the airport.  I’ll write about his trip and share pictures later this week.

Happy Sunday!  Happy Father’s Day!

~Lisa

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Sunday Visit: Learning Patience

By Sunday June 13, 2010

Jen wrote this sweet post about her first year of homeschooling; it made me feel so nostalgic.  This fall will bring my twentieth year of homeschooling — even I can’t believe it.

Take a moment to read, Things I Have Learned During This, My First Year, of Homeschooling.

Happy Sunday.

~Lisa

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Sunday Visit: …expecting

By Sunday May 16, 2010

Angela has a short and important message on her blog “…expecting” this week.  Take a moment to read what she has to say.

Have a lovely Sunday.

~Lisa

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Sunday Visit: Our Little Tongginator

By Sunday April 25, 2010

Take a moment to stop by Our Little Tongginator to read the post God and Adoption.  Tonggu Momma puts into words many of the thoughts I have about adoption.  She quotes another writer who says, “Adoption is a redemptive response to a tragedy.”  I could not agree more.

I have very, very mixed emotions about adoption.  That may sound odd coming from an adoptive mother who is fighting with all I have for my adopted children’s healing.  I love my children, but they had to suffer great loss, losing their birth mothers, being orphaned and alone, before they needed me.  Adoption is the best solution for them, but I’m sorry that their lives were such that it became necessary.

I have SO much more I could write one this topic, but for today, I’m going to leave it to Tonggu Momma.  The comments to her post are worth your time as well.

Have a lovely Sunday.

~Lisa

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