Occupation: Author Birth: November 1, 1989
The truth is that the 143 million orphaned children and the 11 million who starve to death or die from preventable diseases and the 8.5 million who w….
I have learned to accept it, even ask for it, this 'more than I can handle.' Because in these times, God shows Himself victorious. He reminds me that….
But I am living in the midst of the uncertainty and risk, amid things that can and do bring physical destruction, because I am running from things th….
I have learned that I will not change the world, Jesus will do that. I can however, change the world for one person. I can change the world for fourt….
We aren't really called to save the world-not even to save one person; Jesus does that. We are just called to love with abandon. We are called to ent….
I believe there is only one truly courageous thing we can do with our lives: to love unconditionally. Absolutely, with all of ourselves, so much that….
Courage isn't about knowing the path, it's about taking the first step..
God doesn't tell us to care for the less fortunate, He demands it..
I will not change the world. Jesus will do that. I can, however, let Him use me to change the world for one person..
Thankfully, God's plans do not seem to be affected much by my own..
Thankfully, God's plans also happen to be much better than my own..
My heart lives in so many places. With so many people. But God whispers to me that I really have only one home, and that is with Him. I will never be….
Do not forget in the darkness what you have been promised in the light..
I don't always know where this life is going. i can't see the end of the road, but here is the great part: courage is not about knowing the path. It ….
Adoption is a beautiful picture of redemption. It is the Gospel in my living room..
The fact that I loved Jesus was beginning to interfere with the plans I once had for my life and certainly with the plans others had for me. My heart….
Adoption is a redemptive response to tragedy that happens in this broken world..
People tell me I am brave. People tell me I am strong. People tell me good job. Well here is the truth of it. I am really not that brave, I am not re….
Being a Christ follower means being acquainted with sorrow. We must know sorrow to be able to fully appreciate joy. Joy costs pain, but the pain is w….
Adoption is wonderful and beautiful and the greatest blessing I have ever experienced. Adoption is also difficult and painful. Adoption is a beautifu….
People from my first home say I'm brave. They tell me I'm strong. They pat me on the back and say, 'Way to go. Good job.' But the truth is, I am not ….