Swaziland. Adoption. Foster care. Testimonies. This next family sharing for National Adoption Month, seem to have done it all. They lead teams to Africa, have a growing ministry, foster, adopted four, and together have eight children. They run camps and help at-risk kids, both here in the states and across he world, in Africa. Yet, they […]
As you know, it’s National Adoption Month. As women, it’s easy to wrap our minds around adoption….scooping up a child and letting him or her call us, “Mama”. But what about dads? Dads are vital, yet often the least appreciated people in society. And when it comes to adoption, we can think of them as the […]
Today is the day, folks! Today starts the launch of a month-long host of personal adoption stories from people just like you! After all, November is National Adoption Month! The goal in sharing these stories is to focus on all God has done and continues to do in families, through foster/adopt, domestic, private, and international adoption. […]
Sit with me for more than two minutes, and you will realize just how passionate I am about adoption. Unlike some, my heart for adoption isn’t about some humanitarian feat, a Hollywood trend, or even a hope at some “works of righteousness” because I believe myself to be some kind of “good” person. My heart for adoption […]
Built in the 1950’s, it only had eight lanes, wood wrapped floors and a slow, mechanical, bowling ball rotation, that took you back in time. Four of us played. We carefully propped up our ball, eyed where the bowling pins were, and took our shot. The technique and execution were correct, but each and every ball […]
“Blessed are the poor in spirit.” (Matt 5:3) The words ring out from the page, on my daughter’s tenth birthday. A birthday shared without the one she loves close, beside her. And I think about this word, “Obedient”. About the mom who for a year offered us her own two kids, and how we walked faithful to […]