Learning to Trust Again
“Mom, I’m just so scared God won’t answer my prayer since He didn’t answer my prayers for Grandma,” my daughter sobbed. I was shocked out…
Choosing the Foster Care Journey
(Editor’s Note: In November, during National Adoption Awareness Month, MomLife Today enjoys having Adoptive and Foster moms share their hearts with you. Meet Jami Kaeb, we…
A Continued Calling
I woke up Sunday morning, groggy and grumpy. “Sweet Pea,”’ our 21-month-old foster baby, has sleep issues and finally gave up the fight at 5:00 a.m. As…
Someone Else’s Child
My sweet son, While watching you play with a group of children, another mother commented that she “could never love someone else’s child.” Her eyes…
Lessons Learned through Adoption
There are so many things I learned through my adoption journey that it seems almost too much to remember; yet, I want to remember it…
How to Find Support when Parenting Adopted Children
One of our six children is adopted. We brought her home from the hospital at three days old to several weeks of celebrations as we introduced our…
The Child God Chose for Us
Eleven years ago, I was reading a “Woman’s World” magazine, and one article changed my thoughts on how many children is “enough.” At the time,…
When Gotcha Day isn’t a Dream Come True
Gotcha Day is the moment every adopting mom longs for when the child you have been dreaming of, praying for, and aching to hold, gets…
How We Became an Adoptive Family
Over the years, Mark and I have talked on occasion about becoming foster parents. As the parents of four biological children ranging in ages 6–18,…
How Does Foster Care Affect Your Children?
(Editor’s Note: In November, during National Adoption Awareness Month, MomLife Today enjoys having Adoptive and Foster moms share their hearts with you. Meet Jami Kaeb, we…