Dear Barbara: I’m struggling right now. I really feel God asking me to do something that sounds too hard. Honestly, I don’t want to obey. Why would He do that? How can I negotiate? Dear friend, It’s scary, isn’t it? I’ve wondered the same. I remember when, after an exhausting week wrangling five relentless […]
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A note from Barbara: This month, my husband Dennis and I are releasing a three-part video series on “Loving Your Adult Children.” I’ve heard from friends like you that issues with adult children are an ongoing challenge. It’s the same for us! But we are learning and have put together ideas and thoughts about how […]
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A note from Barbara: This month, my husband Dennis and I are releasing a three-part video series on “Loving Your Adult Children.” I’ve heard from friends like you that issues with adult children are an ongoing challenge. It’s the same for us! But we are learning and have put together ideas and thoughts about how […]
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Like all new parents, Dennis and I welcomed our first four bio babies with joy and great anticipation for what God had planned. It was no different with our adopted daughter. We had equally lofty hopes and dreams for life with her. Our story, like most adoptions, was marked by the unmistakable hand of […]
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Stepping into the hotel lobby, I took a deep breath and exhaled. After traveling all day I was more than ready to be done with crowds of strangers and with airline demands. Happily I stood with the luggage a few steps from the front desk while Dennis checked us into our hotel. Moments later, with […]
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