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…
Foster & Adopt
Divine Interruptions
No more diaper bags. My youngest was three and fully potty trained. I was so excited. For years, I knew God wanted me to write, but time and household…
Mary Beth Chapman Talks about Adoption
This week, Mary Beth Chapman talks about her feelings about adoption and her organization, Show Hope. You can find out more about Mary Beth’s organization,…
Brothers Because of Love
I was eavesdropping. I confess. My boys were having a discussion that was quickly escalating. My youngest was asking his older brother to just ignore someone asking if…
Feeling the Labor Pains in Adoption
Often times I have thought, Wow, adoption is great! Physically easy, and no pains of childbirth! My waist is a bit smaller nine months into the…
Worth the Wait
Editors Note: We would like you to meet adoptive mom Kerry Hasenbalg who is part of the Show Hope ministry team. by Kerry Hasenbalg “I wait for the…
Adopting an Older Child
I know that writing this will be a catharsis. I’m an adoptive mother struggling to reach into the recesses of a broken heart—that of my…
Dear Birth Mom
Dear Birth Mom, As I wake this morning and spend a few minutes alone, I know we are thinking about each other today. The day…
Legos, Adoption, and Jesus
It’s Monday morning and I am sorting through 162 emails deposited in my inbox over the past three months. Liquid black eyes topped by spiky black…
My Best Thanksgiving: Finding an Orphan in China
There is a girl who is an artist. An athletic boy. And a girl who just lost both of her parents. They are all 13…