Author: Vanita Thomas

Vanita Thomas is the privileged, beloved, adopted daughter of the God of the universe who has been chosen to inherit the riches of His glory one day! She is Peter’s wife, mother of Sandeep, Sneha Ruth and Sarah Rachna and the mother-in-love of Shirley. She is an Engineer and Business Information Specialist who chose to step out of her career in order to dedicate her life to the far harder task of loving and caring for her beloved children when they began their adoption journey in 1998. God’s call on her life to be an adoptive mom has been amazingly beautiful but has also been an extremely hard marathon. She has the added privilege to be mom to a biological daughter who is her baby girl as well as to her daughter-in-love. She knows that she stands only by the grace of God, and desires that others experience it as well! “To endure the cross is not tragedy; suffering is the fruit of an exclusive allegiance to Jesus Christ.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffe

Golden Calf Anyone?

Posted onMay 6, 2017November 4, 2020AuthorVanita ThomasLeave a comment

John 3:16 states: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. Who is this person who died for us? I am going to do a quick survey of the Bible to see. In the beginning was the Word, and the Read More …

Celebrating 50 Years of Grace!

Posted onApril 22, 2017December 21, 2021AuthorVanita ThomasLeave a comment

It’s just near midnight at the end of my fiftieth birthday and the house is quiet. The big 50! It was a day of great rejoicing for me – not because of huge birthday celebrations and parties, nor because of outlandishly expensive gifts, and definitely not because we got to get away on a vacation Read More …

Fairytale Dreams

Posted onApril 4, 2017November 4, 2020AuthorVanita ThomasLeave a comment

I am a hopeless romantic – I love the Hallmark Channel and romance done right. When and I got engaged in June 1991, almost 25 years ago, I was hoping, no expecting that all those romantic dreams built in my heart and head growing up, were going to be fulfilled – by my husband, no less. Read More …

Adoption Destroyed Birthdays for Me

Posted onMarch 30, 2017November 4, 2020AuthorVanita ThomasLeave a comment

Realization hit me recently that I have rarely been able to celebrate birthdays in our family. It was not so when I was growing up – I used to love birthdays and my brother and I usually had a combined party each year with school or neighborhood friends, and we had family celebrations with my Read More …

Success, God’s Way!

Posted onDecember 20, 2016October 23, 2021AuthorVanita ThomasLeave a comment

Our world seems to glorify success … something deep in the psyche of the human mind runs a deep desire to associate with power, control, and success. I am sure many of you will identify with me as I often find myself really wanting to be successful by the world’s standards and struggling when I Read More …

Mom’s Address to Her Adopted Son on His Wedding Day

Posted onNovember 20, 2016November 4, 2020AuthorVanita ThomasLeave a comment

Babies are eagerly awaited and treasured and parental love grows from the very beginning. But what do you do when God chooses to start your family by giving you a broken, hurting, traumatized 6 year old to love and care for as your own son? Well, Dad and I thought that love and fresh air would Read More …

Peter and Vanita Wedding Picture with Family

Marriage – Love or Arranged – For Better, For Worse

Posted onJune 27, 2012June 28, 2022AuthorVanita Thomas1 Comment

Choosing whom or what we worship is THE most important decision any human being makes. Jesus demands that choice of us. The second most important decision is choosing a life partner. Over the past few years, Peter and I have had a chance to talk to several young people about marriage and finding a life Read More …