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A New Peak
Adoption expenses are one of the most significant barriers for families seeking to adopt. The Peak family stepped out in faith and witnessed God break down those barriers. The following is their story. We first met our son during a host program in which he was…
It’s the God-Things
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…
Living on God’s Time
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,…
“Were we foolish to even pursue adoption?”
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…
Matching Grants and a Matchless God
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…
How Grandparents Can Support Adoption
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…
Finding God in the Waiting
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…
6 Helpful Tips for Life with Your Adopted Child
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,…
Saying Yes to Adoption a Second Time
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…
The Gift of Special Needs
The first 15 years of our married life, my husband was a pediatric physical therapist. He began his career at a small clinic on the north side of Chicago working for kids with special needs. His ease with kids was one of the things that made him good…