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28 Apr

Letter to my son’s birth mom

  This past week was my son Judah’s first birthday! As a family we have been celebrating his life everyday since we brought him home at 10 days old! I have not had the privilege of meeting or talking to his birth mom yet. An open adoption was what she thought she wanted but when it came time to meet, she was unable to follow through with that plan. I can totally understand this, especially because her pregnancy was the...

19 Apr

Testimony Tuesday

The Haoyung and Jenny Chien Family Children – Stephen (6),  ShenaLi Xie (Little Li) (8) Church – The Bridge Church in West Palm Beach, Florida We are the Chien family and we are excited to share the journey of faith our family has been on in the past year!  In the spring of 2014 my husband and I began pursuing and praying about adoption, which is something that has been on our hearts for quite some time.  When discussing adoption, we felt called...

07 Apr

Laughter Is Good Medicine!

I recently picked up my 12 and 14 year old sons, along with their cousin, from a youth group night of fun with the other boys in their church group. They had a lot of fun with this group and when they got in the car my 12 year old was giddy with laughter. He just couldn’t stop laughing. ...

05 Apr

Testimony Tuesday

Jeremy & Ashley Albright Family Church:  Central Baptist Church, Decatur, AL Unknowingly, God has been preparing Ashley and I for a journey our entire lives. Ashley’s desire for adoption began at an early age from the testimony of a teacher who adopted from China. As for me, I grew up with friends in the Alabama Baptist Children’s Home. Our paths cross the summer of 2008 while attending a Christian camp and we would later married December 12, 2009. After several years of trying...

01 Apr

Registration Extended!! 2016 Empowered to Connect Conference (come one day or both)

Registration Extended!!  Come one day or both, whatever works for you! Join us for the Empowered to Connect Conference simulcast. April 8-9, 2016 Register to attend at http://www.katelynsfund.org/ Register for CEU credits (for professionals) at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/continuing-education-registration-for-2016-empowered-to-connect-simulcast-tickets-19693533890 Licensure Renewal credit for Educators Contact sherril@katelynsfund.org for details. ...

31 Mar

the worlds ways

I work in college ministry and spend a good amount of time hanging out at the student union.  Most of the time spent there is encouraging as I sit across from young women who want to pursue a relationship with Jesus. I get to sit in the front row as the Holy Spirit changes women’s lives through the Gospel of love and grace. But, recently there have been a few times that I have sat at the union and gotten extremely...