These are just a few of the reasons that adoption is really hard. It Should Be! You're not buying a hamster or giving home to a dog. You are committing the rest of your life, your finances, and your love to another human that you are completely responsible for.
The Coronavirus is attacking many aspects of our lives not to mention our physical well-being. One of the things that could easily be effected is our ability to take care of children who do not have families to take care of them. This is my way of pleading for anyone who is able to do whatever they can to help.
With everything going on both here and in Haiti, I thought I would try and tie in the beauty of adoption with the increasingly common protests that are taking place in both countries where I live. If you have been following our family and All Things New over the past few years, then you know […]
As you probably already know, I (Matt) have been back in Haiti since Monday afternoon and it has already been a whirlwind trip. After not being here for the past 2 months, right now is the first time since arriving that I have had a chance to even sit down and think about what has […]
I know it has been a while since our last blog, but we have been a little busy these past few weeks. As you may have already heard, Elijah was born Feb 3 at 9:22am, weighed 7lbs 11oz, and was 21 inches long. I can’t even describe what it was like meeting him for the […]
Today is our big Christmas Party for our kids and staff, and it is going to be our biggest Christmas party yet. We are expecting between 70-90 people, we have hired someone who is bringing speakers that are way to big for the space, and there is going to be a lot of food. Our […]
A lot of things came together recently that led me to write this blog. First of all, as I’m sure you already know, the word “joy” is thrown around a lot during the Christmas season. Think about your favorite Christmas song…it probably has the word “joy” in it at least once. If you read Luke […]
Over the next couple of weeks please check back often for updates on All Things New (assuming our Internet does ok in Haiti). We plan on reviewing the past year, vision casting for the future, and just saying thank you for all of the ways that you have helped All Things New over the past […]
It absolutely does mean that I teach him, show him, and help him experience Jesus for who He is at the expense of everything else in my life.
These are just a few of the reasons that adoption is really hard. It Should Be! You're not buying a hamster or giving home to a dog. You are committing the rest of your life, your finances, and your love to another human that you are completely responsible for.
Before we adopted Sophie, however, our desire to adopt met the cost of adoption.
The Coronavirus is attacking many aspects of our lives not to mention our physical well-being. One of the things that could easily be effected is our ability to take care of children who do not have families to take care of them. This is my way of pleading for anyone who is able to do whatever they can to help.
