Author: nancie carmichael
Located in: camp sherman, oregon
Submitted: January 08, 2010
Tell us a little about yourself. I live in the beautiful Cascades of Oregon, married to Bill. We are parents of five married children (four sons, one daughter) who are giving us a ton of incredible grandkids!
What was your motivation behind this project? Over four years ago, we helped our daughter (who was not ready yet to be a mom) relinquish her baby for adoption. Having adopted our daughter, I thought I knew about adoption. I learned the other side of it--that of loss--through this experience. It was traumatic.
What do you hope folks will gain from this project? We all go through stuff, sooner or later. But my hope is that people will know we can get "through"--we don't have to stay in the pit!
How were you personally impacted by working on this project? I interviewed other people to find their stories of how they got "through"--and I was so inspired!
God is the Redeemer, after all. He can make a way where there is no way.
Who are your influences, sources of inspiration or favorite authors / artists? The Scriptures! As well as C. S. Lewis; Joan Chittister; Philip Yancey;
Classic writers such as the Desert Fathers; Theresa of Avila
Anything else you'd like readers / listeners to know: Hold on, my friend--joy comes in the morning!
