The clerk told me the closest book shop was two blocks away in the Orchid hotel. Walking there, I dodged the requisite wandering livestock, scooters, and auto-rickshaws apparently attempting to bowl me over, recalling that a friend had warned me that foreigners were worth more points. I'm pretty sure he just said that to make … Continue reading How is that Boy Still Alive? #3
28. Settling in
Wow, what a few days it had been. They had enjoyed the couple of days of playing bumper cars and watching each other and themselves grow. The littlest of little ones had grown 200 percent faster then the his brother and had almost caught up again after losing half of his mass in the thaw. … Continue reading 28. Settling in
27. Finally United :)
I can hardly believe it, the two little ones are inside of me. I will continue to speak over their lives, “You are wanted, you are loved, you are precious”. I heard a song by Dara Maclean a few years back that I really liked that went like this; “From the day you were born … Continue reading 27. Finally United 🙂
How is that Boy Still Alive? #2
'0.1 kg.' The attendant and I looked at my bulging baggage and then back at the flashing readout. “To be completely honest I had sort of expected it to weigh a bit more then that...” The attendant grinned and started dragging it to the conveyor belt. “I'm sure ... <hurf> ... that it's ... <koff> … Continue reading How is that Boy Still Alive? #2
26. Moving In
On a late autumn day, the two were just taking it all in, as the heat that was radiating into them almost stunned them speechless. As they were being taking out of their usual dark cold surrounding they saw a light, not bright, but enough to allow them to see forms of big objects moving. … Continue reading 26. Moving In
25. So close!
It is hard to believe the time has come for these two little ones and I to be together. For the last week we have been in the same city as them and even several times in the same building preparing* for their arrival in the same room. In a few hours, they will be … Continue reading 25. So close!
How is that Boy Still Alive? #1
Straining at the zipper on my suitcase, I finally gave up, opened it back up and took another two dozen flyers out of it and tried again. I was returning from my first trip to India, a trip that had opened my eyes to a world that I never really new existed before. I had … Continue reading How is that Boy Still Alive? #1
24. In the Moment with a Big Black Dog
I felt my Father illustrated the Corrie ten Boom quote from my last post to me powerfully this last week in Central Asia. I have been living the last weeks in a community with lots of dogs. Big Dogs. Dogs that easily jump their fences and come to greet me. If you know me, you … Continue reading 24. In the Moment with a Big Black Dog
23. What if … ?
Somedays the “what if's” of embryo adoption pour into my mind and try to affect my heart. “What if they both survive like I'm praying for ... will I really have enough energy to be a 'good mom' to twins in my my mid-forties and into my fifties?” “What if one or both of them … Continue reading 23. What if … ?
Rusty’s Pizza Dream #2
I was bouncing along a dirt road in Thailand in the back of a pickup truck with a half dozen other young adults. We were traveling between a couple of schools in which we were performing some dramas explaining what Jesus meant to us and then breaking up into small groups to play games and … Continue reading Rusty’s Pizza Dream #2
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