The next step

The next step

Our first conversations when we met included the possibility of adopting. We were both drawn to the idea and assumed the potential from the beginning. But the path was hazy. And then the time came for us. Like sweet tidings carried upon the morning breeze were our minds swept up with a dream of a different kind of family We met with a few couples who had traveled the adoption trail before us. The goal was information and advice. Everyone had a story. Some were stories of great gladness. Others told of unimaginable sorrow. But each story started with a…
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3 ways to make the Gospel clear and compelling

3 ways to make the Gospel clear and compelling

The greatest gift of all time should not be hard to understand, or to communicate... for anyone. Below are 3 things we should keep in mind as we share the good news with others. But first, a few assumptions: - We have the other person's best interest in mind. We truly want them to grasp the good news for himself or herself. - We have the credibility and permission we need to be heard. This credibility and permission may have been built up over time through friendship, or it has come quickly. - We begin as a listener and learner.…
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Contentment

Contentment

Sometimes it's the small things The gray of dawn was still an hour away when he pulled onto the road headed out of town. A few days to fish lonely streams... His mind was mostly sorted by the end of the seven hour drive. Lunch was simple with coffee made over a small fire, just enough to boil a pot of water dipped from the stream, and then a few drops to settle the grounds. Within thirty minutes he had caught and released two small browns. Contentment doesn't come with requirements... The crispness of a fall evening in the mountains.…
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