Adoption found us. When it did, a boatload of really difficult and confusing and overwhelming decisions were made for us.  They just fell into place.  Our story is pretty unusual, and is an example of how God chose to use a 2×4 upside of our heads to get our attention and change our lives… For most families, it goes a little differently.  A million paths as unique as the families following them lead to the decision to adopt.  A million equally unique paths follow after that critical decision. I’m not an expert in every family’s journey into the decision to […]

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  Some days the words flow like a river.  Other days…the riverbed is dry. Today?  Parched.   So, here’s your chance–it’s DeLurking Day at River Of Thoughts.  Y’all know a lot about me by now…Leave a comment and introduce yourself!  

Lena and I had tickets to Blast! last night. I have to admit, I didn’t have great expectations. I was wrong. Wow. The longer the show went on, the deeper it drew me into speechless wonder, captivated by the creativity of the sensory experience. There was no story. There were no lines. I sat enraptured for a full two hours…even by the informal intermission jam session played on a garbage can and four barstools. Not only was the music perfectly played, but it was visually stunning…the color, the motion, the flowing precision of each movement. The most amazing part, though, […]

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5:57. The voice of the morning DJ jarred me from my dream.  ”Northern Wells Community Schools, Closed.  Paulding United School District, Closed.” Crap. Even though I know they list the schools systems in alphabetical order, I listen in rapt attention for as they continue to name off the school districts in our listening area.  As name after name floats into history, I pray that we, the DeKalb Central kids, will be also be gifted with a day off. I stare at the numbers on the clock, unblinking as the dial shifts and the card snaps down.  One minute passed.  Another minute […]

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I recently read a blog post from Jon Acuff (all the greatest ideas are sparked by his blog.  If you don’t read it, you need to) about being “glass half full” vs. “glass half empty.”  In the post, he commented that he’s a “glass half full of scorpions” person. Funny, but I can totally relate.   More than connecting with the post itself, though, was a comment that really hit me where I needed it.  In his response, David from Denver commented: “I’m only just finding the people around me that have helped me take the scorpions out of the glass.” That got […]

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