Wee Cook Wednesday: Apple Brie Bread with Almonds (Scribbit)
Michelle at Scribbit had her recipe for Apple Brie Bread with Almonds posted at her site the other day, and it looked like the perfect combination of savory and sweet for those holiday p

Miracle Monday: Letter from a Birth Mom
Today at The R House I came across this letter from a birthmother to her child, explaining the way she came to decide on adoption. Mrs.R’s post “Another Reason I Love Open Adoption” is a compelling one. And I wanted to pass it along in case you’re interested in reading about open adoption. (I believe Mrs. R is a foster-adoptive mother.) Bottom line: The birth mom in this letter had a loving, supportive friend made it possible for her to weigh her options — all her options — completely and without judgment.  

Weekend Ponderings: God, the Just Judge
The Gospel reading this weekend is from the Gospel of Luke 18: Jesus told his disciples a parable about the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary. He said, “There was a judge in a certain town who neither feared God nor respected any human being. And a widow in that town used to come to him and say, ‘Render a just decision for me against my adversary.’ For a long time the judge was unwilling, but eventually he thought, ‘While it is true that I neither fear God nor respect any human being, because this widow keeps bothering me I shall deliver a just decision for her lest she finally come and strike me.’” The Lord said, “Pay at

November is National Adoption Month!
I have a dear friend who has hosted an exchange student each year for the past five years or so. She and her husband are energetic, generous people — we truly could not have done as good a job with our kids had they not been so supportive. This year the exchange program has not gone as well as in years past

Prayer for Dear Departed Find Themselves . . . in Purtagory, After All
Last week Michelle at Scribbit posted this extraordinary post about 10 truly unusual deaths in history. Today we remember those we love, who have gone before us in death. Grandparents, and in some cases parents. Old friends. Even children