If you have children, then you have likely seen some traits in them that remind you of yourself. Many of these traits are passed down through our DNA, but many traits are also learned from their parents. Kids have an uncanny knack for mimicing what they see in us and others, of course, especially ifContinue reading “Imitation is Sincerest Form of Flattery”
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Beloved Children
Footprints in the Snow
Yesterday, I was walking in the snow toward a restaurant. As I walked, I looked down and saw my own footprints from the day before. For some reason, I didn’t want to disturb my footprints, so I walked a path next to them. It was like I didn’t want to disturb my legacy from theContinue reading “Footprints in the Snow”
Imitators of God
Adoption Process
Eighteen years ago, our daughter and son-in-law adopted a child. It was a long, time-consuming, heart wrenching, and costly process. But this boy has been loved, nurtured, abundantly cared for, and supported for these eighteen years. While I don’t know what his life would have been like if he had not been adopted, I knowContinue reading “Adoption Process”
Adopted by God
Costumes Are Not Enough
At Halloween, people put on costumes and masks in order to look like someone or something else. Of course, the costumes only make us look like something else, we don’t actually become a real representation of the person or thing. We can also try to act like them, but we won’t have their background, experiences,Continue reading “Costumes Are Not Enough”
Reluctant Retiree 