From 7-11 to 7-12s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Our family is celebrating this week in an extra-special way.  My brother is a dad for the very first time! Tim and I can’t help but feel a little heavenly help from Nick as we think of the exciting unfolding of our nephew’s arrival into this world...

Rejoice With Those Who Rejoice…..

Today, my brother and his wife are expecting their first baby to arrive! 12/12/12 in Room 12!!!!!!!!!!! We are all so excited!!!!! I will hopefully have pictures to share tomorrow, but I wanted to ask you all to pray today for Maura and Cy as they await this most...

The Formula for Peace……

We sing songs this time of year with words like, “Silent Night, Holy Night,” and “Peace on earth and mercy mild.”     Christmas lights sparkle throughout our neighborhoods and in our homes.     I don’t think we can deny that there’s...

Facing Your Fear………

Sometimes in life, we turn around and realize that we are up against something bigger than ourselves…….. more than we can handle. Terrifying. Sometimes this very “thing” can get the best of us, causing us to back down and run the other way. But...

Thirty Years Later, India, and Adoption……….

When Margo and I sat in a high school physics class together thirty years ago, we never dreamed that one day we would sit on a couch with our daughters, both from India, thirty years later. But while we were home for Thanksgiving this year, we had the wonderful...