Surely Your goodness and faithfulness pursue me all my days
We have been Foster parents for almost six years. In that time we have fostered at least 20 kids from newborns to age 14. I know some foster parents who have been fostering for many more years than we have, and who have loved lots and lots of children through the years. I’m sure they […]
Read More…Permanent: lasting or intended to last or remain unchanged indefinitely. I was born and raised toward the end of the “baby boom” generation. As a Boomer, I’ve noticed that the reality of something lasting forever is not as familiar to us as it was to those in the generations before me. While I understand that […]
Read More…We said goodbye. Again. A few years ago we stood on the shore and decided to step into the water. And now we find ourselves out in the deep once again. I take a deep breath of spiritual air and hold it as long as I am able. These are the more difficult goodbyes. Because honestly, we don’t know. […]
Read More…Well, my goodness! May is now over. Since the month has been designated as Foster Care Awareness Month, as an advocate for orphan care, I really intended to blog more about being a part of foster care. (If you’re interested in our journey, check out these posts. http://www.sodakotagal.blogspot.com/2014_05_01_archive.html and http://www.sodakotagal.blogspot.com/2015/05/once-you-know-their-names-everything.html Darn those good intentions.[Sigh]. We […]
Read More…Our foster care story began several years ago when we lived in Washington. After attending a Steven Curtis Chapman concert, we came home with more serious resolve than ever before to look into adoption. Over the next few weeks we began searching for more information and decided that it just wasn’t God’s timing. Although there […]
Read More…It’s that time of year when people reflect. And renew. One year is ending and another is beginning.Like everyone, I’ll admit that there have been those years I was very happy to see come to an end. In those seasons of life, there’s something about seeing a new year come in that brings hope for […]
Read More…Here we go again. If planning a wedding for my baby girl wasn’t emotional enough, we are now planning our goodbyes … yet again. Barring an unexpected turn of events, we will be hugging our three guys goodbye next week. The timing is such that it falls just short of a year (by about three […]
Read More…For a couple of weeks now, our 12 yr-old (foster) son has been reminding us that the 26th marks a special day: our 6-month anniversary. It’s a little hard to believe that they came into our home on November 26, two days before Thanksgiving. What a journey it’s been … but all in all it’s been […]
Read More…My point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously. And God is able to make all grace overflow to you so that because you have enough of everything in every way at all times, you will overflow in every good work. […]
Read More…I read a book years ago about what “doing church” should look like. The first chapter included several scenarios of daily life. At the end of each scenario (which described a scene where someone was serving someone else in the church by repairing their car, babysitting, taking meals, etc) a line would read: This is church. I had […]
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Unchained Melodye 