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5 Ways to Involve Your Family in Caring for Orphans
Because children learn best by example, there is no better way to teach them about God's heart for orphans than by caring–as a family–about fatherless children. Here are 5 ways we can lead our children by example. 1. Advocate Let's take every chance we get to demonstrate God's…
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…
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…
3 Things You Need to Know Before Adoption
What parents wished they knew before adoption...I am sure that you could write 20 posts on that subject…But I'll share 3 I think are essential. Recently I heard former Atlanta fire chief, Kelvin Cochran share on a podcast three essential values in living a growing, sanctified life. He shared…
Okayest Mom: A Review & Giveaway
Many (most?) moms have a tidy life plan when it comes to their home and family. ... And if we're honest, adopting children can throw those tidy plans into utter chaos. Such was the case for Natalie Gwyn, author of the newly released book, Okayest Mom. In this enjoyable…
Who Loves? A Book (Series) Review + Giveaway!
Children in foster care typically have many people moving in and out of their lives. This revolving door can lead children to believe that nobody loves them. ... And if we're honest, it's hard to blame them. Introducing the Who Loves? series. The Forgotten Initiative, a foster care ministry of…
When In Doubt
We started the adoption process 22 months before we were able to bring Maximus Taeyang home to us. In the beginning, we had some support, but more people than we expected had more questions for us, which in turn made us doubt that this was something God was…
Never Say Goodbye – A Tale of Two Mothers
My children have two mothers. Both of us are real mothers. Both have flesh and blood and love and pain. Both have pieces of our hearts that have been broken by goodbyes. Both of us have spent too many days apart from our children. In our home we…
An Adoption Story from Ukraine
Your support helps change the lives of orphans around the world. Whether through adoption funding or orphan care, lives--like Yarik's--are being transformed by the Gospel. Here is his story. MEET YARIK 9-year-old Yarik is one of 18 siblings in the Vyshnykov family in Ukraine--7 boys and 11 girls.…