by Don Freeman | May 23, 2024 | Devotional
A seven-year-old orphan has spent his entire life ‘in the system’ and has been shunted from one foster situation to another. There’s been everything from neglect to abuse to shaming. Then ‘it’ happens – he’s been adopted by a loving family! It’s his first ‘happy’...
by Don Freeman | Dec 28, 2023 | Devotional
Think of birth announcements you’ve received. They read something like this: Timothy and Mackenzie are pleased to announce the arrival of Zander Boris, weighing 7 lbs. 4 oz., at 19 ½ inches long. Or maybe this: Ethan and Mallory are thrilled that Morgann Esther showed...
by Don Freeman | Nov 16, 2023 | Devotional
I confess, I am fully disqualified to write about this. I am not a mom (duh!) nor a dad. I do, however, have a bassinet-load of third-hand testimonies to bear out what I’m about to share. Every woman who desires to have a family begins the initial nine-month-long...
by Don Freeman | Dec 24, 2021 | Devotional
Just after midday they had entered Bethlehem, their long-awaited destination. Joseph had settled Mary on a small hill near the north entrance gate and gone in search of now-urgently needed accommodations. He spent the whole afternoon asking, asking, pleading, but...
