Is adoption worth the risk?
As the director of Adoption and Foster Ministry for my church, I have the privilege of sitting across from couples seeking to know more about the…
Called To Love: Saying yes to adoption and foster care
On a sunny February morning, my husband and I stood in a judge’s chamber holding a beautiful, tiny bundle with a head full of wavy black hair. Having…
Foster kids and our “own” kids
Our children were three, six, and eight when my husband and I felt a strong call to open our hearts to foster care. But as we shared our plan to…
Trusting in God's promises
Once upon a time, we had a failed adoption. Actually, we’ve had more than one, but this particular story is about ‘our’ little boy. We’d been with…
Six truths about adoption
As the late afternoon traffic began to build, my kids and I sat quietly in the car on the way home from piano lessons. Out of the blue, my…
Three things to do when you don’t know God’s plan
Knowing you may not hold someone you love for much longer leaves the days feeling fresh and fragile. I remember sitting next to my Poppa when he was…
Widening your family circle through foster care: Five things you need to know
“Hey, I hear you’re a foster parent. I’d like to do that one day,” she says eagerly, almost whimsically. She looks about twenty-six, the same age I…
An Unexpected Legacy
Can someone you’ve never met leave you a legacy? I think so. My brother’s birth mother made decisions that changed my life. My brother was adopted…
From ashes to beauty: My story of infertility and adoption
Adoption was never on my radar growing up. Sure, I thought it was a wonderful thing—for someone else. I just never envisioned myself entering that…
