I saw this post on FaceBook: “I’m *&%$#^* pregnant again, with a !@#$%^& for a baby daddy.”
She, the one who posted it, is dear to my heart. She spent her life in the Foster Care System, being moved from place to place, while waiting for one of those families to tell her she Read more
David & Garrett are at a baseball game. Devony is napping after an amazing track meet this morning and a big soccer game, this afternoon. Ari is off having fun somewhere. I am sitting on my bed working, answering emails and messages, writing… A somewhat, normal Saturday for the somewhat, normal me. I turned the Read more
I am sitting here feeling overwhelmed. The list of things to get done seems endless. It all became so real for me this past Thursday morning when I received the call from the Social Worker asking if we would be willing to take Nicole’s two children in. (Nicole is a birth mom who recently placed Read more
Those moments that make you cry… you know, those times when you witness or hear something and before you realize it, you feel the tears running down your cheeks because your heart is squeezing them out of your whole being. Yesterday, I had one of those moments when my daughter, Arielle, called from her mission Read more
Last week, we interviewed one of the Birth Moms we have helped – on The Adoption Answer Radio Show. After our family listened to the show, I overheard my son share this with my daughter. “Mom’s going to have a HUGE mansion in heaven. She always does good things for people and makes the right Read more
I had a telephone conversation yesterday with someone who I met here on this fb page. This connection, with such a like hearted woman was, simply put ~ amazing. I am beyond grateful at how the Lord divinely intervened and touched my life with this beautiful person.
We all have a story. We all have a Read more
Surprisingly, a joyous post from our Adoption Answer FB Page brought on an unprecedented amount of backlash from a group who strongly oppose adoption. In reading through their hate filled messages (which have been deleted and banned), it is obvious that they have had some sort of negative experience. They ban Read more
Wherever you are right now, God knows and He understands. Whether you are in a great place emotionally and spiritually, or a really dark one, He gets it. There is no hiding from Him. Like the loving Father that He is, He waits for us.
There have been several times in my life where I have Read more
Often times, God’s will for our lives is the hardest thing to wait for. Yet, we are surprised when He gives us the most beautiful of outcomes.
Regarding adoption, the answer to the questions we are asked by both the Adoptive Family and the Expectant Mom, end up being about God’s will being a Read more
Adoption… as followers of the Lord Jesus, we can rest assured that our being adopted into the Family of God is complete, finalized, and in no jeopardy of being overturned. We are wanted, have been chosen, are unconditionally loved, and were sacrificed for…
His plan for us is the greatest example Read more
Very early this morning, precious baby boy, Patrick, was born. When I spoke with his sweet Birth Mom today, I asked how she was feeling. She shared how she felt tired from pushing for an hour, but relieved that the labor was over. As we always do, I checked in with Read more