As an international adoptive mother, I’m very familiar with the excitement and joy that comes with the long-awaited pick-up trip. Back when we adopted from Guatemala between...
Stories of My Repurposed Life
Rescue Story
I was 29 weeks pregnant and hemorrhaging while at home on bed rest with my first child. Diagnosed with a complete placenta previa, I was warned to expect painless bleeding....
Our Standing Reservation at Olive Garden Every July 15th
Today is Rebekah’s 13th birthday. At long last, the final Stark baby becomes a teenager! And today, as on every other July 15th, you will find our family having dinner at...
A Teenager is Born
Dear Mama Catalina, A teenager is born! Our baby is 13 today! I don’t know if 13 is a significant age in Guatemala for a boy, but Dennis has dreamed of this day for a...
The One About Football, a Cell Phone, & a Moped
Dennis found out he did not make the football team at his middle school today. He came home devastated, beyond that if there is such a thing. They picked 7 kids out of 60....
Launching Lydia
For 10 years I waited and prayed for a child to fill my empty arms. I often felt like Hannah in the Bible who wept bitterly in the temple while she begged God for a child....
