I’ll never forget the day that we met our four year old adopted daughter. My wife and I were sitting in the civil affairs office for the Laoning province in city of Shenyang. We had already been in China for two weeks, having picked up our son in a different part of the country the […]
From Jeremy. This is an interview with Amy Young. She lives in works in Beijing, China. She is living out her decisions right in the middle of the mess. To read more from Amy considering downloading her free eBook, Signs of Eden Regained. You can also read more at her blog, The Messy Middle. JS: […]
From Jeremy: This is an interview with Alece Ronzino. Alece chose to live a better story by dedicating her life to mission work in South Africa at the age of 19. Despite living her dream, everything change suddenly and unexpectedly and she found herself living a different story. One that she never anticipated. In this […]
My wife and I adopted two kids from China 3 months ago. I am learning about multi-tasking. I am learning what it is like to have a child with a disability. I am learning about myself and how impatient and selfish I can be. But most importantly, I am learning about love. Answered Questions When […]
I’m always looking for good bits of advice. A secret way to make my story better. A few weeks ago at Catalyst, Bob Goff told me the only two things I need to know to live an incredible story. Loving and Doing. Loving Love is the “why” of our story. What we do is determined by […]
First Impressions My wife and I recently adopted a 4 year old girl from China with cerebral palsy (CP). CP is a disease that affects motor and sensory functions of the body. While she was still developing in the womb, her brain suffered an injury. Causes of CP vary from prematurity to hypoxia to infections. […]
From Jeremy: In honor of my son’s 11th birthday, I am telling a story about a special pumpkin he picked out. Happy birthday, Noah. As we drove to the pumpkin patch on Sunday, the kids were already talking about their perfect pumpkin. The first trip was just 3 weeks ago and the experience was new […]
Two months ago my wife and I set out on the adventure of a lifetime as we adopted two kids with special needs from China. As we anticipated the 23 day trip, visiting 6 different cities, and adding two beautiful children to our family, we prepared ourselves. We read books and Wikitravel. We took a […]
Have you ever noticed that anytime you bump into someone you know and ask how they are doing, you find out how busy they are? “How is work?” “Oh man, it is busy.” “How are the kids?” “The kids keep me so busy.” “We happen to be moving this weekend. Could you help us?” “I […]
From Jeremy: This is a guest post by Jared Latigo, a husband, father and Christ-follower. He believes that we were all put here for one incredible reason and that each of our lives affect each other’s in ways we can’t even fathom. You can check out his blog at JaredLatigo.com or follow him on Twitter. Tell me […]
