Before Fostering/Adopting, I Wish I Understood…
My friends tried to explain some things to me- really, they did. But, like many other experiences in parenting, you just don’t understand until you’ve…
Foster & Adopt
The List…
This wasn’t the way it was supposed to go. It was supposed to go something like this: High school sweethearts get married. Work hard, buy a cute house….
The Adoption Ideal
Idealize (Def: to attribute ideal characteristics to) Ideal (Def: existing as a mental image or in fancy or imagination only) Christmas, Birthdays, Vacations and other…
Look Alikes
When God called us to adopt, we had one week to prepare our home for a new little baby. We didn’t know much about the…
How to Help an Adoptive Family
A month after welcoming our toddler son home, I sobbed to my Bible Study sisters, “We prayed for this for the past year. Remember? We…
Leaving Blissful
Until very recently, I lived in a place called Blissful. Just as the name would imply, it was a terrific place to grow up. So…
Is the Orphan My Neighbor?
Editor’s Note: We are so thankful to share with you the following guest post by Russell Moore, a husband, father, pastor, and author of the…
When God Moves a Church
Camille Wheelock, a wife, mother, and speech pathologist, has seen God move first-hand in her church. Burdened with a desire to serve orphans in other…
Do You Have a Desire to Adopt?
There were many logical reasons for my husband and I not to think seriously about adoption. We had three kids…shouldn’t we be thankful for them?…
Bonding Over a Bucket
“Ok, Lord, this is NOT helping with our bonding!” I was screaming the words to God in my heart as I tried to murmur reassuring…