In Their Words, Pt. 2

How to Get Along With an Introvert |  Donald Miller

"Mostly, introverts live in their minds and they think about why things happen or they daydream or whatever...I don’t want to have conversations that aren’t going somewhere. I want to talk about your passions, your fears, your musings about why you think life is the way it is."

Raising Kids Who Want to Spend Time Together | J & A and Co.

"We work as a team. We play as a team. We laugh as a team."

The Wall: A Map Of Adoption Ethics According to Me | My Fascinating Life
"An ethical adoption is not about how many social outreach programmes an agency has. An ethical adoption is not about how wonderful and kind the agency staff are. An ethical adoption is not about how great the kids are, or how well they fit their new families. An ethical adoption is not (necessarily) about waiting the longest for a referral. An ethical adoption is certainly not the very best possible thing that could happen to child. An ethical adoption is about the people who benefit from adoption staying on their own side of the wall."

8 Reasons You Should Never Become a Missionary | Laura Parker
"There’s nothing like moving to a foreign country to reveal all the crap that’s in your heart.  Seriously. I have cussed more, cried more, been more angry, had less faith, been more cynical and, generally speaking, have become in many ways a worser person during my last two years of serving in Asia."


A humorous response to Dove's campaign that went viral last week.

It's so simple it hurts.