What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by Erin. I have four daughters. Each of them is beautiful and equally brilliant. They all love to swim, tumble, dance, read books, play, and snuggle for movie dates with . . .
That’s what SHE said: miracles, lessons from bikes, being a little sexy, and more . . .
173 Beats A Minute: On One Surprising Little Baby And The Possibility Of Tiny Miracles | Sarah Bessey On the morning of the final ultrasound check, I went to the coffee shop and I wrote an entire blog post telling the world about how we had lost another baby and how the sorrow was swallowing me whole this time. I scheduled it to post the next morning. Then I drove to the doctor’s office to meet my husband. What My Bike Has Taught Me About White Privilege | A Little More Sauce And if this were . . .
Friday Finds
1. Perforated hi-top sneakers | the Gap 2. Cat tank | Gilt 3. 1969 denim overalls | the Gap 4. Taupe & black chevron infinity scarf | Zulily 5. Sea salt roasted baby artichokes | I talk to food 6. Devin tote | Krochet Kids 7. Schoola | donate used clothes, proceeds go to your child's school 8. Dark camel chunky boot | Zulily 9. Twig and Sparrow | cross patch pajamas . . .
What I want you to know about loving a statistic
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by Paris. “Are you in a gang, Malek?”“No.”“I heard that you were.”“I don't know if I still am. I 'spose so.”I eye Malek as I hammer him with questions. He stares at his phone . . .
From Lutefisk and Lefse to Cornbread and Collards: Narratives, Essays and Interactive Exercises in Transracial Adoption
A while back, I featured an extensive interview with Chad Goller-Sojourner about his experiences growing up black in a white adoptive family. Since that time, Chad has been a great source of information and perspective for me as I navigate parenting in a transracial family. (He's also a great source of entertainment . . . I swear he's the funniest person on facebook.) Chad has a new venture coming out and I wanted to help promote it. I think it will be of great interest to adoptive parents. . . .
Top 10 ways you know your kindergartner is the youngest child
1. At the "meet the teacher" day before school starts you note that there is a long line to meet your child's teacher, so you suggest to your child that maybe she can just wave to her from afar so that you can leave. You don't really need to meet the teacher in advance, do you? 2. You receive a packet you are supposed to fill out and send on the first day. You forget. And then you can't find in anywhere in your house. And then you shrug and figure that if it's important she'll send a new packet . . .
Two reality stars, a rocker’s wife and a blogger walk into a bar . . .
Okay, we're not really going to a bar. We're going to Ethiopia! I'm excited to announce that next week, I will be traveling with Help One Now to the Gunshire region of Ethiopia along with Jen Hatmaker, Korie Robertson, and Jillian Lauren, along with some storytellers and team members from Help One Now and Pure Charity. You can see our full team here. Help One Now has been working in this community for a year, beginning with the aid work and crisis management. They are now moving . . .
Wednesday’s Child: Brittany
Every Wednesday I feature a child recently highlighted by a local Wednesday's Child newscast to share the stories of children from around the country who are waiting for a family. My hope is that this can broaden exposure for the children highlighted, but also serve as a reminder that these children represent thousands of children currently in the foster-care system. Perhaps their stories will inspire you to consider opening your home to a child needing a family. For more information and to . . .
What I want you to know about my abortion and why I don’t regret it
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by Anonymous Writer. Ironies of all ironies, ten years ago, I had just settled down with "the one" after some wild years and although we waited to sleep together till 3-4 months into our . . .
Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom.
Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom. Psalm 90:12, NLV In the course of 12 hours I got the news that my grandma had passed away and sent my youngest child off to kindergarten. Both are things that I had tried to prepare for mentally, but the sucker-punch of two transitions so close together has left me reeling a bit, and caused no small amount of reflection on life and the brevity of it all. I've been waiting for the day that all my kids would . . .
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