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Our Victory is Their Victory

She was telling the story of an epic adventure with a friend when she noticed a tall stranger approaching the table. She glanced his way mid-sentence, then back to her dinner companions. Less than a second passed before she screamed, launched out of her seat, and propelled herself into the stranger’s arms. In that split-second

#BasicallyTwins

My big brother is 177 days older than me. That is 5 months and 3 weeks, if you were wondering. Anytime I tell people that the look on their faces is the same… confusion.      My mother was born with a heart defect. She was advised against getting pregnant for fear it would end her

Opportunity is Calling

Years ago I went to a Winter Jam concert. I don’t know if they even do those anymore, but it was a group of Christian musicians traveling together. It wasn’t without the typical commercials to support this group and that. One of the commercials happened to be a live appearance from a prominent figure among

Our Adoption Story Part IX – Honorary PhD

I took 3 semesters of Psychology in college. The subject interested me so I approached it for understanding rather than to merely survive it for a passing grade. I have always been pretty nerdy and feel like I have relatively decent knowledge on the topic. That turned out to be a good thing. Fostering is