I want to tell you a story that I try to tell as many people as possible since my trip to Ethiopia in July. When I departed for Ethiopia to pick up Tedi, I had no clue what lie ahead of me. Due to work obligations, my wife Natalie could not travel…
For several years now really God has been stirring my heart. He’s telling me that, as my blog friend Heidi says, my life is not my own. Well, I guess Jesus actually said it first (sorry, Heidi). For a long time after this began, I was educating myself: reading amazing…
Hello My Crazy Adoption Blog Readers! My name is Chelsey; I am a mother of soon-to-be three who has been passionate about all things photography for as long as I can remember. You can find out more about our adoption story here:
In March, 2010, Sam Nuttmann and I traveled to Ethiopia to do work for Ethiopia Reads. Ethiopia Reads (ethiopiareads.org) is a non-profit that builds libraries in schools throughout Ethiopia, they also set up donkey mobile libraries to bring books to kids in more rural villages, and they publish books in…
Webster defines beauty as, “qualities that give pleasure to the senses or exalt the mind.” If someone were to ask you to name a “beautiful” woman – given the world’s standards of beauty – it would be a simple task. We can all think of women who by society’s definition…
Recently, my life has changed in what I feel are some dramatic ways causing anxiousness, uncertainty, and insecurity to rear their ugly heads again. Perhaps you can relate to times when you feel put to the test – times we must be honest with ourselves and ask – do I…
I wanted to personally introduce my new guest blogger, Kit who is one of my dearest friends (in real life). She is a survivor on so many levels and I’m really excited about her new monthly series, Inner Beauty. Kit’s articles will focus on healing and forgiveness through the pain…
