Babies are eagerly awaited and treasured and parental love grows from the very beginning. But what do you do when God chooses to start your family by giving you a broken, hurting, traumatized 6 year old to love and care for as your own son? Well, Dad and I thought that love and fresh air would… Continue reading Mom’s Address to Her Adopted Son on His Wedding Day
Author: Vanita Thomas
Success, God’s Way!
We feel “blessed” or favored by God when we get or achieve many of these things. Have you seen the #blessed on twitter or Facebook? And, we can often even feel that God has turned His face away from us when we walk through darker valleys and seasons of pain, suffering or loneliness especially over prolonged periods of our lives.
My Life’s Worship & Idolatry
Every human being is created to worship something or someone. Our identity is built based on the object of our worship. John Calvin said that the human mind is an idol factory – it constantly creates or find things to worship. We can worship ourselves, our looks, health, house(s), wealth, status, spouse, children, parents, things,… Continue reading My Life’s Worship & Idolatry
Grateful for 10 Years in WA (2014)
Ten years ago this week our family moved across the country in a HUGE step of faith from New Jersey to Washington state. We had lived on the east coast (NY and NJ) from the time of Peter and my arrival to the US 9 years prior to that. We were struggling to help Sandeep… Continue reading Grateful for 10 Years in WA (2014)
Marriage – Love or Arranged – For Better, For Worse
Choosing whom or what we worship is THE most important decision any human being makes. Jesus demands that choice of us. The second most important decision is choosing a life partner. Over the past few years, Peter and I have had a chance to talk to several young people about marriage and finding a life… Continue reading Marriage – Love or Arranged – For Better, For Worse
The Eternal Joys of being an Invisible Mom
How often have I struggled with my role as just “Mom”. It has been hard to be invisible in a world that shouts – make sure you are visible and well known…