My Daddy Would Love These!
This is Signs for Hope’s 4th year to partner with Lynch Creek Farm to raise funds to share hope with the Deaf children we serve! 15% of all sales come directly to Signs for Hope. Service and quality are the trademarks of the Lynch Creek family, something my daddy always... Read More
What My Eyes Have Seen! Part 1 of…
IS SIGN LANGUAGE THE NATURAL LANGUAGE OF THE DEAF CHILD? This blog series, What My Eyes Have Seen!, will be an ongoing series in an effort to share what my life’s journey has revealed to me through my research, experiences and exposures to the Deaf community, locally and around the... Read More
What My Eyes Have Seen! Part 2 of…
2014Eastern Europe Gender: Boy Age: 4 Multiple special needs, including DEAFNESS Weight: 10 lbs His picture and the label of deafness is what caught the attention of his unknowing soon-to-be parents, because they are Deaf themselves. I remember, vividly, the day his picture was shared in the adoption group in... Read More
What My Eyes Have Seen! Part 3 of…
This blog post is the 3rd in the series entitled “What My Eyes Have Seen!” Part 3 – Deaf Adoption, Up Close and Personal continued. Part 1 – Is Sign Language the Natural Language of the Deaf Child?Part 2 – Deaf Adoption, Up Close and Personal These posts are shared... Read More
What My Eyes Have Seen, Part 4…
This was originally a Facebook post I shared May 29, 2016. While looking for another article I thought I had shared, I re-read this one and thought I should share it here, too. There were several who thanked me for sharing this initially and I pray God will use it... Read More
What My Eyes Have Seen…Part 5
Over the past three weeks I have been in three cities in China and one in the Philippines. The combined population of these 4 cities is well over 50 million people and all are rapidly growing. Interesting to note, Japan is the only country on the planet that has a... Read More
ENCASED IN GRACE – Beth Moore
Re-released: January 2, 2020 In October 2014, God revealed Beth Moore’s online study entitled “Encased in Grace”. I believe this study holds the potential to grant you and me the greatest opportunity to live the “abundant life” here on this earth God has promised and so desires for us to... Read More
So You Want to Adopt a Deaf Child? Overview… Part 1
This blog post series, is focused on the overall encompassing impact the adoption of a deaf child can have on a family, especially if that family is only minimally aware or even if they feel they are somewhat aware of all that surrounds deafness and those who live in the... Read More
So You Want to Adopt a Deaf Child?… Part 2
What is the Best and Quickest Way to Learn American Sign Language (ASL)? That is what families who have little to no experience with deafness and who are already in the process of adopting a deaf child ask me most often. Actually, that is a pretty common question I get... Read More
No One Told Me… Part 3
an ASL Intruder Interpreter would become regularly attached to my family when we adopted a deaf child, and sometimes in the most private of circumstances AND that sometimes I would have to seek them out, schedule them, and pay them for their services.” This is a comment I hear from... Read More