My Story, Part 7: Continuing to Grow

After Kara’s adoption was complete, we were finally ready to settle in for “normal” life. I found peace that our family was complete and did not have that empty feeling wondering who was missing from our table. My heart is still burdened for orphans/adoption, but my role has become one of assisting and encouraging others [...]

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My Story, Part 6: God’s Way is PERFECT

“We are in China.”  Those were the words that my sister-in-law Kyleen whispered to me as our plane landed in Shanghai.  I can’t begin to explain the feelings I had at that time.  Excitement, nervousness, fear all mixed together.   We were on the doorstep of an adventure of a lifetime, and I had the [...]

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My Story, Part 5: The Paper Chase

In 2003, God began to stir my heart. I did not hear any “voices from Heaven” or anything, but God’s still, small voice began speaking to my innermost soul. Even though I had been richly blessed with four wonderful children and had been advised medically not to have any more babies, I was unsettled. In [...]

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My Story, Part 4: Huang Min Cui

Please note:  Most of the information in this entry is accurate, but because Huang Min Cui’s history  is sketchy at best, some of the details (especially of the birth family) are speculative–how I like to think of them. My story takes a break for this entry to make way for the amazing story of a [...]

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My Story, Part 3: Unspeakable Joy

I was completely unaware of God’s behind-the-scenes work in the weeks just prior to my salvation. While I was busy chasing the darkness, God was directing the steps of a man who loved Him. He had just finished graduate school and had been hired as an area agricultural economist for the Northwest Research and Extension [...]

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My Story, Part 2: The Change Comes

After I graduated from college, my life continued to go in a downward spiral. I went from job-to-job, but the darkness that was in my heart could no longer be hidden, and it affected my work. I even taught in a Christian school for a short time, but ended up being released from that job [...]

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My Story, Part 1: The Early Years

Recently my pastor asked me if I would share the story of my salvation for a church service in May. I am always happy to do this. As I have been thinking about what I will say, I realized that I have never shared this story on my own blog, so I guess it’s about [...]

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