Tag: scars

• Knotholes

  I’m told that knots are formed in trees when there is a branch that has to be or happens to be broken off or trimmed away. It is, in essence, a scar of something that was supposed to be healthy that was lost. Maybe it was removed because it wasn’t healthy. Maybe it was removed…

  Mike Peercy

  April 24, 2026

  blog, Lessons from The Table

  adoption, children, difficult past, family, foster care, fostering grace, growth, healing, hopeful future, kids from hard places, knotholes, loss, Project, scars, The Table, trauma, woodworking

• Warps & Twists

  

  Like the bend of the tree from which it was cut is written in the fibers of this lumber, the hard things in our stories are written in our bodies and brains and beliefs… and they can suddenly show up in our behaviors.

  Mike Peercy

  April 20, 2026

  blog, Lessons from The Table

  adoption, children, difficult past, family, foster care, fostering grace, growth, healing, hopeful future, kids from hard places, Project, scars, The Table, trauma, woodworking

• The Scars Remind Me

  

  I was reminded again in a podcast recently of this beautiful description of the gospel work of fostering. This person was asked why they volunteered for such a painful thing. The answer, “I chose to experience a great pain so that this child could experience a great love.”

  Mike Peercy

  August 23, 2023

  blog, Heart Work

  foster care, love, pain, remember, reminder, scars