The Nativity Offers Renewed Hope

The Lesson of the Nativity Who could have guessed that a plaster Nativity set would ignite the spark of hope, lost years before? Christmas was only seven weeks away, and I needed to go to the Sister Kenny Pain Center at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in the Twin Cities. Everyone had given up on my recovery, […]

The Blessings from Adoption Abound

The Adoption of Cosmo — Hope for New Beginnings I have two grandchildren who had a pretty rough beginning in life. When my son and his wife adopted them, I watched as they struggled to trust and love. I can’t begin to imagine the tragic circumstances of their early years, but I wanted to find […]