As lights burned blue on April 2, World Autism Awareness Day, many participated in the April campaign to bring awareness and acceptance to those living with Autism. With only a cursory understanding of what Autism means and its impact, I reached out to Dr. Whitney Loring, a Clinical Psychologist with Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, TRIAD Families … Continue reading If you have met one child with Autism, you have met one child with Autism
Loss in Adoption
There is no adoption story, no matter how beautiful, which does not begin with a great loss. This is a fact. There are no exceptions. There is loss for the birth parents, the extended birth family, but most importantly, there is a tremendous loss for the child. It does not matter if you were in … Continue reading Loss in Adoption
Our Adoption
It started on a blanket at the pond of Cherokee Park in Louisville. The two of us best friends, but newly in love. We shared our hopes and dreams for the future. He wanted to preach once he completed his degree. I was focused on working for a couple of years to save up to … Continue reading Our Adoption
Adopted through the Spirit: Thoughts on Identity
For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. Now if we … Continue reading Adopted through the Spirit: Thoughts on Identity
Geopolitics and Adoption
It was only after soldiers and humanitarians returned home from war torn Europe and Asia, sharing stories of the war orphans overseas that Americans had any vested interest in international adoption. Post- World War II, as the American Government was implementing The Marshall Plan to provide aid in war destroyed countries in hopes of blocking … Continue reading Geopolitics and Adoption
Dana Carrozza: An Everyday Extraordinary Woman
“This baby will not survive, and you aren’t going to live through this one either,” the doctor informed Carrie Marrs. It was 1952 and she was pregnant with her third child. In her first pregnancy, she had developed toxemia which led to the death of her first born, a daughter. After a successful, uneventful birth … Continue reading Dana Carrozza: An Everyday Extraordinary Woman
No Matter What
Every night, when my children were very young, I would come into their rooms to tuck them in and hear their prayers. Just before leaving their bedside to turn off their lights, I would lean down and say: No Matter Where You Go No Matter What You Do Keep it in Your Pocket That Your … Continue reading No Matter What
The Ditch
In the latter part of the 1970s, I lived with my family in a little blue house on North Tennessee Blvd in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. My parents were in their twenties, my older sister was a mere 1236 days older than me, and a Pinto wagon fancied up with wood paneling sat in the driveway. Yellow … Continue reading The Ditch
Who Do You Say That I Am? Thoughts on Identity
He stood before His accusers, exhausted from the evening’s activities. His head was encircled by a blindfold and the rejection of those who claimed to love Him. As the morning sun rose, the world was in full denial. Just outside the walls, Peter was denying,Him. Inside, the very men who should have recognized Him, spat … Continue reading Who Do You Say That I Am? Thoughts on Identity
Tyranny of the Majority
It is one of my favorite things in the world to travel to New York City. For a week to live in the hustle and bustle of the city reminds me of how very different the American experience is for my friends there than mine in Kentucky. It is what compels me to visit. It … Continue reading Tyranny of the Majority
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