Zeke, in a common understanding, is what we call severely disabled. He requires constant care and I had this thought that in having a ch...

It was time for Z to go for another x-ray. It was 5:30 a.m., it had been a rough night, and my head was pounding once again from sleepin...

Jonah's Perspective “I am so thankful for what God gave our family. The first time I saw Zeke was in church he was so still and every tim...

On a bitterly cold and rainy afternoon eight years ago today, we buried our daughter. She was 14 years old. Her name was Sarah. Her life w...

If I were to add up all the medical issues of my first 8 children and those of all my extended relatives, the list might come close in si...

Photography Credit: Chris Walcek It’s 4:21 in the morning and I’m rocking a 4 pound premature, baby in my arms. He came to us after being...

Today is our dog’s coming home day. She has been with us one year. Her adoption felt a lot like it did when we adopted each of our three ...

Our story of adoption began long before “adoption day”. We were married in 1980 and were blessed with two biological daughters within th...

A few months before we had any idea we were going to begin our adoption journey, I was at the kitchen sink and became overwhelmed with jo...