My life has not turned out as I thought it would.  I thought by now, I would be married with 2.5 kids, struggling to balance being a pastor with family life.  In January of 2016, I worked with a friend to set up a new personal budget and set aside funds each month to a...

The adoption journey is one of the most beautiful, difficult, and redeeming processes of which one can be a part. It starts with the question, “Why adoption?” Why would you want to involve yourself with someone else’s trauma? There are so many questions that are hard t...

All of us can do something. 

Not all of us are called to adopt, but we can all do something to support the care of children in need of families. 

My husband and I couldn’t have adopted without the love and support that was so generously given to us through our church and...

Often times, when Christians talk about James 1:27, adoption and foster care are the primary means presented for living "true religion." But the scripture doesn't pinpoint these two options as superior - or the fulfillment of the law. James 1:27 states:

"Religion that G...

One way my family likes to spend time together is to go out to the park. After long seasons of cold weather, it’s just refreshing to get out and release some of the endless energy that is bottled up in my kids.

One day, last summer, we were playing on the playground and...

The Event

Over 140 guests joined us for The Art of Coming Home Gala & Art Auction. It was a beautiful evening! We enjoyed artwork created by orphans and adoptees; listened to dynamic speakers; dined on delicious food; and experienced the generous support of Mid-Atlantic...

This time of year, we celebrate the birth of our Savior. Sovereign God, come as a newborn babe - the King of kings, born in a stable. In this beautiful, backwards-from-society story, we see the love of the Father, in the giving of His Son. And we see the love of a fath...

We said, “Yes.”

On Monday, March 13, 2017 - we said Yes. 
On Wednesday, June 21, 2017 - we said Yes.  
On Monday, August 21, 2017 - we said Yes. 
On Thursday, October 5, 2017 - we said Yes. 
On Tuesday, November 21, 2017 - we said Yes. 
On Thu...

Foster care complicates the simple.

Hope used to be a pretty simple concept to me, but like many things I’ve encountered on this journey, it’s become of the most hard-won battle scars I’ve gained. Honestly, every day this is the thing that confuses and surprises me mos...