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…
Why learning, forgiveness, and grace are so important in our adoption story
“I wanna take my baby and run.” This was my thinking when I entered the world of adoption a little more than thirteen years ago. There was so much I…
Adoption and foster care isn’t a have to—it’s a get to
My adopted son popped his sopping wet hand out through the shower curtain, straining as if trying to grasp something. “Isaac, what do you need?”…
Surrendering to God’s call
When God prompted us to adopt Joy three years ago, it came out of the blue—days before our twenty year wedding anniversary. For seven years, I’d…
Today we say the long goodbye. . . again
Have you ever lost a child? The pain, the grief, the disbelief of losing a child is something most of us have no desire to imagine. Even the thought…
The gift of foster care to the church: Five ways to shift your perspective
As we begin a new year with fresh intentions and focus, I’m reminded that perspective is everything. The way you look at the opportunities and…
Say yes
Last fall, Rebekah Lyons released the bestseller, Rhythms of Renewal, where she outlined four simple rhythms – Rest, Restore, Connect, Create – that…