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When God wants something to happen, He makes it happen. So it should come as no surprise that He worked in extraordinary ways to bring Ezra home to his family. His mom recalled– Looking back at our adoption journey, there have been so many God-things. One of…
We love watching amazing things happen as God brings children into loving homes. When Frank and Tonya’s family needed funds (and quickly), God showed up in a big way. In Tonya's words— When I think back to how God used Lifesong to bring Hayden into our family,…
Looking for the right words when ... talking to your child about adoption? Sometimes reading books with our kids allows us to say things in unique or helpful ways. Here are 25 adoption-centered books. Hint: If you want to preview the book before you buy or borrow it, search…
Questions and doubts can fill the adoption journey--the Brucato family can testify to this. But by trusting in the Lord’s leading, they have brought two sons home from Ethiopia. They shared their story with us— It would not be an exaggeration to say that at many times…
Adopting three children internationally can create some significant financial hurdles. The Ashburn family, through two matching grants and a lot of prayer, saw the Lord provide for their God-sized need. We adopted three siblings, and that meant we had three times the international fees! Having received a…
One of the most impactful yet easily-overlooked influences in an adopted child's life comes from the grandparents. .A grandparent's support (or lack thereof) can make a world of difference in the life of a child. Here are five important ways every adoptive grandparent can support adoption: 1. Be…
At Lifesong, we get to help families, like Jason and Amy's, bring their children home. They shared their adoption story with us and how Lifesong, through matching grants, played a role in it. After waiting and working and praying and hoping for 18 months, we met Logan…
Arabella represents 1 of over 7,000 children welcomed as sons and daughters through Lifesong adoption support. You have dotted all your i’s and crossed every t. You crushed that pile of paperwork your adoption agency threw at you. You read books, watched webinars, talked to other adoptive parents,…
The path of adoption is often filled with mountains to cross. Thankfully, when you know the Mountain-Mover, you don’t have to walk alone. God is in the business of placing children into families. Even better, He rarely works alone, bringing his people alongside through prayer, financial and emotional…
Surprise pregnancies are a somewhat common occurrence. Surprise adoptions I would guess are a bit fewer and far between. Our first adoption process was relatively smooth. We always thought we would adopt, we started the process, and we brought home our little girl from China. There were no…