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I’m sure you’ve heard people say sentiments like, “I would love to do foster care but I get too attached.” Or maybe, “I wouldn’t be able to do that, it’s just too hard to see the children taken back into bad situations.” I love the perspective the article below gives–maybe the hardest things are the things we are called to do. Even in the very hardest of days, foster care is the right thing to do. It isn’t right because the...
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Michael and Signe Carlson family Children: Esther (21 months), Daniel (21 days – in process of adopting) Church: Chrio Communities, Mesa, AZ We always knew we wanted to be parents. The blessing and sacred responsibility of raising children was something that excited us long before we met. So when we began to struggle with infertility early in our marriage, it was a painful burden. But God has a way of taking what’s broken and making it beautiful. ...
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Tonight my husband and I were at his company Christmas party. They always do it in January after the holiday craziness subsides. I do not know very many of his co-workers or their spouses. We had dinner and then there was bowling. I don’t love bowling. In my mind, bowling is only fun if you are good at it……and I don’t bowl often. As we all moved from the eating area to the bowling lanes I started grumbling about maybe...
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Empowered to Connect: How Do You Measure Success as a Parent? It is critically important for parents to remain focused on what it means to be successful as they navigate the adoption or foster care journey. Watch as Amy & Michael Monroe share their insights about how to measure success on this journey. ...
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I’ve now walked through two international adoption experiences (one resulting in family reunification and the other resulting in my two little munchkins asleep upstairs now) spanning four and a half years; walked alongside several close friends’ experiences through multiple countries; and now have the unique experience to be on “the other side” of the process as I am an international staff member with Mwana Villages in Congo and its Mwana Refuge where we have several babies in process to be...
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This Christmas my family had the blessing of visiting my sister’s family in their home in North Carolina. It is truly God’s extravagant love and grace towards us that my sister’s family and mine share many commonalities. She is my big sister and has been one of the greatest role models in my adult life. Besides her oldest child, our 3 children are within 6 months in age of hers. Her oldest two have birthdays the same months as my oldest...
