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Adopting Family, Don’t Lose Heart | Family Friday
Adoption is a hard road. That said, every minute--every moment--is WORTH IT.But every story is unique and this is ours.I had just had surgery and was struggling with complications. I was at an extreme low, trying to figure out how to continue with my new life. Adoption was…
Does God Ever Finally Say “Yes”?
Six months ago, my phone rang, and a voice I'd never heard before announced she was the adoption attorney and she had good news for me. (Don't forget to read the first part of this story, An Open Letter to Infertility.) I stood up really quickly and kind…
Where Life and Death Meet in Grace and Adoption | Family Friday
The adoption of our precious daughter is part of a legacy where God connected the dots of His sovereignty over 2 young lives, down to the smallest details. We started on the path of adopting a child with a limb difference because we had a nephew who was born…
When the Plans Suddenly Change | Family Friday
After trying and unsuccessfully being matched 3 times for a little girl in the Philippines, we felt like God was tellingus to let our adoption plans go and to wait on Him. As a mom, I knew that when the timing was right, the right child would “fall…
Movie Night: 5 More Films About Adoption or Foster Care
So the weekend has arrived and you want to watch a movie. Why not watch one that is family-friendly and starts a conversation about adoption or foster care? After our first post featuring 5 Films About Adoption or Foster Care, you—our Lifesong audience—responded with your own creative recommendations. Here are 5.…
One Family’s Favorite Thing about Foster Care
Adoption Day was such a milestone for our family. What people may not realize is that as foster families and for us in particular, we had been her foster family for 819 days. That is 819 days of court visits, social worker calls, impromptu social worker visits, daily…
Adoption After Haunting Days of Doubt | Family Friday
When we stepped into our season of adoption, we were a family of 3 with a recent experience of pregnancy loss--and hearts that had been amplified towards the fight for the unborn because of it. Adoption wasn’t a way to get a baby for our family, but a…
When Staying Alive Depends on Being Adopted | Family Friday
We adopted Philip and Arthur from China nearly one year ago. Both of our sons have cerebral palsy. Philip, 4 yrs., was unable to self-feed, walk, or speak when we brought him home. He is now doing all three! Only God. Arthur was in serious condition, although we…
Adoption and the God Who Moves Mountains
God taught us through adoption that His heart is for the fatherless; He will move mountains to place the lonely in families. My wife Julie saw Ellis’s picture while I was in Rwanda with Compassion, and she instantly felt like he was our son. She tried to push the feelings away;…
When the Surprise Is a Son by Saturday | Family Friday
While still living in Guatemala as missionaries, we felt a clear call to return to the U.S. to pursue adoption. After arriving home, we began our home study in June of 2015. I remember asking our worker about the timeline. She commented that no later than October, she…