Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Now that Racer and I knew what God wanted us to do, we had to figure out how to go about it. First, we called the Fosters. They were shocked – “How can we adopt Blue” was certainly not a phone call they expected, especially from us. That phoneContinue reading “Adoption Story… part 4”
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Adoption Story… Part 3
Part 1 Part 2 At some point after Blue arrived at our church and began to grow on me, there was a small fleeting voice that said “Maybe Blue is the one.” I entertained the thought for a moment, but never said anything to Racer. The thought came again, a few months later, but againContinue reading “Adoption Story… Part 3”
Adoption Story… Part 1
Yesterday was a big day for our family. We officially became a family of 6. In our hearts we have been a family of 6 since the end of July, but yesterday it was “official.” Blue’s adoption became final. Here’s the first part of our story… In the early fall – September I think –Continue reading “Adoption Story… Part 1”
Heart’s Cry
My heart has been crying out a lot over the past year. It’s crying out for so many things – people, situations, my family, our life. Sometimes I have the words, sometimes I don’t. Sometimes I laugh to share my heart with Jesus. Sometimes I cry to share my heart with Jesus. Sometimes I’m soContinue reading “Heart’s Cry”
Answered Heart Prayers
I am working with my kids on what we call “heart prayers.” Memorized, routine prayers are fine when just learning to pray or in certain situations. God, however, wants us to share what is in our hearts. So when talking to my kids, we call those “heart prayers.” Anyway, at our church, we have aContinue reading “Answered Heart Prayers”
Step 4… Again
This past summer I wrote a post about working through Celebrate Recovery Step 4 and my feelings about my husband’s career. I thought I’d worked through things and was on my way to living life without resentment toward the auto racing industry. Well, 1 Corinthians 10:12 says “If you think you are standing firm, be carefulContinue reading “Step 4… Again”
Prayers for Haiti
So many of us are praying for Haiti and many don’t even know what to pray. Let’s place our prayers here so that others can join in our prayers, get ideas of what to pray for or simply just know that we are doing what we say we’ll do. God, as you know, I oftenContinue reading “Prayers for Haiti”
Change is Coming
My family will be making some changes in the next few months. I like change… when it is MY idea. Otherwise, I don’t like change. I don’t like change when it is unexpected. I don’t like change when it disrupts my routine. I don’t like change when I am not the one controlling it. SoContinue reading “Change is Coming”
Being Intentional
This is a follow-up to my earlier post “Failure to Thrive.” My little guy saw the doctor today and I am happy to report that he is doing well. He has gained 1 1/2 pounds in 2 weeks and is a little longer too! All the lab work came back normal, so no underlying medicalContinue reading “Being Intentional”
Failure to Thrive
As my little guy is struggling to gain weight and “thrive” I’ve been wondering if sometimes we have a similar “spiritual failure to thrive?” With my son, he has not been gaining weight as he should. He’s not been growing. Sometimes as Christians, I think we fail to grow too. We aren’t maturing in our faith and we stay right at the place we are.
Rev. Kris Mares 