The Responder
I hadn’t planned it would be, but this time at Camp Nana has become sort of a reflecting post. In between visits from neighbors and family who are quite comfortable using Nana’s revolving door, I’ve had a few unplanned minutes here and there to absorb the impact of this major transition. One of the things I keep coming back to (in what could easily appear a sea of wayward waves that has tossed my life to-and-fro) is that God has... Read More
Closing Time
Something I’ve neglected to write about on this blog is our upcoming move. This is not because of its lack of significance, but because after having our house on the market for a sum-total of 11 months, moving seemed like a non-event until it actually sold. And last weekend it did. We first had our house on the market three years ago just before we started the adoption process. Eight months later we decided to take it off the market for various... Read More
We Have A Court Date!!!!!
I remember vividly getting my first ten speed. It was a Christmas gift that my whole family was in on, but me of course. When my parents wheeled it out Christmas morning, the delight in my dad’s eyes has forever been seared in my memory. We took it for a spin that day. Yes, we were riding bikes on Christmas day in Ohio. Why not? Today I felt that Father’s delight as my phone rang and the caller ID read “IAN.” Our coordinator... Read More
I’m In Love…
Tonight felt like the first time I’ve caught my breath in two weeks. From tracking down specialized formula for children with malnourishment (and getting it in the hands of people headed to Ethiopia), to researching the possibility of medical visas for these two and everything in between … I’ve barely had time to take in what has just happened. Our basement is beginning to accrue things like car seat carriers, hand-me-down clothes... Read More
An Army of Gray
I have no time or desire to try and research why after finding just one gray hair, more — all of a sudden — seem to have been emerging across my scalp. While it might seem that I’ve just been blind all this time to what’s been there for months or even years, there has to be some sort of science behind multiple hairs going gray all at the same time. Or I can give into my childhood imagination and just suppose that there is a... Read More
We’re Looking Toward January 18th
Hey folks, Nate here. If you’ve read my wife’s posts below, you’ve seen a window into our hearts the past couple weeks. This whole process is such a roller coaster of emotion…just when we start to allow ourselves to get excited about what seems to be ahead, we get a curveball. It’s tough to put into words what this does to your heart (though my wife has done a pretty fantastic job of it) … the best course, though,... Read More
Nearness
For the last few weeks I’ve not been picturing my girls or wondering their whereabouts as much as I was before, if at all. Some of it may be my subconscious defenses, as our adoption hangs in suspension (along with many other details in our life). As I type a picture pops into my head of mobile hanging above me with all the major variables of our lives (house, career, family) just teetering flippantly. A very natural response of the human heart... Read More
