Pilgrimage towards Peace
Winter Break
How are you doing after winter break? My husband and I often feel that it’s the hardest time of year for us, and this break was no exception. Here are my thoughts after surviving the toughest break we... ...more
Encouragement ,Faith &Parenting
January 10, 2025•1 min read
A Funny Story
A funny story. Why "funny?" Because we have to laugh about these things, or else we would cry. On Saturday night we invited some our oldest friends over for lantern making and a marsh walk. They wer... ...more
Encouragement ,Parenting
January 07, 2025•3 min read
A Gentle Reminder
Hey everyone. This is just a gentle reminder to all the mamas and papas out there with really hard kiddos. There is LIGHT in those we love and it is our job to keep looking for it day after day after ... ...more
Family ,Parenting
January 04, 2025•1 min read
Silent Night
All was not silent or calm in our house on the night of Christmas. Even though our day was laden with the things of Christmas songs – matching Christmas jammies, beautiful church hymns, stockings ove... ...more
Adoption ,Family &Parenting
January 01, 2025•3 min read
Answered Prayer
I thought I understood special needs. I thought I had enough experience as a mom to handle whatever would come my way when we brought our last two children home from Colombia. I didn't, on either acco... ...more
Adoption ,Family &Parenting
December 11, 2024•3 min read
Light And Leaves
There is something remarkable about Autumn. As the world prepares to hibernate, the trees go out in almost a flame of glory. Reds, oranges and yellows explode all around our neighborhood.... unless of... ...more
Encouragement
November 20, 2024•2 min read
Finding Our Way
I couldn't sleep last night. With my husband out of state on business, and a little one next to me in bed, I tossed and turned. Seeing the votes come in, I kept whispering to myself, "It's going to be... ...more
Encouragement ,Parenting
November 06, 2024•3 min read
Question Mark
Fourteen. (Question mark). One of my oldest daughters has a birthday marked by the day that she arrived at the orphanage. Is she fourteen years and two days old? Fourteen years and five months old? O... ...more
Adoption ,Encouragement &Family
October 21, 2024•2 min read
Year In Review
For anyone fascinated by adoption, curious about what it looks like, or just a part of our family's life - this is my perspective on Maria and Matias' first year home. We celebrated their first adopti... ...more
Adoption ,Faith Family &Parenting
October 08, 2024•3 min read
Looking Up
As I write this, I’ve just transferred the grocery bags from my front porch (thank God for Walmart+) to the mat inside our front door. Even now, as I sit outside, I see a football that needs to be put... ...more
Adoption
October 02, 2024•2 min read
Their Guard
How has the school year started for your kiddos? My objective was simply to get my children to school. We completed all of the medical appointments, filled out all the forms, purchased new shoes, went... ...more
Adoption ,school
September 06, 2024•1 min read
Zooming In
There are days when the state of humanity weighs you down. You hear a debate or read something online or get a letter in the mail and your soul is tempted to despair. The same thing happens with my ki... ...more
Encouragement
July 19, 2024•2 min read
Hope Elusive
My mission in writing is to provide hope to the parents of kiddos who have special needs and experienced trauma. Our kiddos with special needs have come to us through adoption, and many of our childre... ...more
Encouragement
June 27, 2024•2 min read
Summer Rain
I'm sitting in the car as rain pours down and Taylor sings quietly through the speakers. My window is slightly open, and the rain mists onto my leg like an anointing. My 2-year-old niece is asleep in... ...more
Encouragement
June 04, 2024•2 min read
Big Hearts, Thick Skin, Eyes on Him
How many weeks of summer lie in front of you, and what mantra will get you through it? In 50 hours, summer break will officially be here, and this year it's eleven weeks long. I remember ten week summ... ...more
Encouragement
May 22, 2024•2 min read
Washington and Wells
Every Sunday for almost a year, I got off the Washington and Wells “L” stop in the Chicago Loop on Sunday morning. My roommates had attended Holy Trinity, and I loved their preaching. On this particul... ...more
Encouragement
May 21, 2024•2 min read
Do the Darn Thing!
One of my daughters ran into the house to say that Judah crashed his bike and thought his leg was broken. No one was crying or screaming, and as I ran to the window, I saw my son walking into the hous... ...more
April 11, 2024•2 min read
Captain America
You know it's not going to be good when the school calls you in for a pre-IEP meeting. Our son's meeting was scheduled for Thursday, but they reached out via email the week before to ask if I could co... ...more
Encouragement
April 08, 2024•2 min read
Our Wayward Ducks
Our ducks are rarely in a row. I thought we were all ready to go this morning, the girls' hair was almost done and I was packing their lunches into their lunch boxes. However, my son discovered he c... ...more
school
April 02, 2024•3 min read
Silly Me. Or the Lego Massacre of 2024.
I took a picture of María and Matías standing at the sink on a step stool playing in the water. It filled my heart with gratitude and as I watched them play, I thought of the song I sang as I longed f... ...more
March 24, 2024•2 min read
Who We Are
Even though 2024 is off to a rougher start than usual in the Roney house, it helps me to remember who God says I am, and who God says He is. For me, this comes from listening to the worship songs from... ...more
Encouragement ,Faith
March 05, 2024•2 min read
Learning to Ride a Bike
We had an unusually difficult morning today. After much repetition, my son still didn't grasp where the boundary lines were for where he was allowed to ride his bike. His grandfather found him three b... ...more
March 04, 2024•2 min read
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