Testimony Tuesday is dedicated to the stories of our grant recipients. May you be encouraged by their stories… Adoption has been a part of our lives for the last 18 years, as we have two nieces and a nephew who are adopted. From the moment our niece joined the family, we have seen first hand the beauty of adoption and how...
It was three days before Easter. Three of my kids had “Easter outfits.” The other four did not. I know. I know. That’s totally not what Easter is about. But, I enjoy seeing them all dressed up. Besides, it was time for them to get some new dress clothes. The ones they’ve been wearing were looking a little tattered. I can’t STAND shopping. Bet you’d like to start a support group for me, huh? So…I procrastinated. I hate...
Adoptive Dad Group! Calling all adoptive fathers! The first adoptive dad support group is scheduled for Thursday, May 5 at 7 pm. The group will meet at New Hope Evangelical Free Church in Orange City, Iowa, which is located at 718 Florida Avenue SE. There is a local adoptive dad facilitating this group. The group will meet once a month in...
Bringing home a newly adopted child will doubtless bring nights that are lacking a certain precious commodity: SLEEP. We brought home a 4-year-old boy last summer, but for the first month or so the dark circles under our eyes would fool you into thinking we had brought home a newborn. Here is a glimpse of the sleep journal I kept our first few days home: Day 1: Nap: On crib mattress beside...
Testimony Tuesday is dedicated to the stories of our grant recipients. May you be encouraged by their stories… “We say we trust God. Are you ready to live that out?” Those were the words my husband asked me in the fall. We had just found out that his position had been cut after 21 years of service. We have four children to support, relying...
This blog entry is dedicated to those of you who might be discouraged when it comes to the daunting task of funding your adoption and for those who are hesitant to adopt because of how much it costs. My prayer is that through our testimony to the Lord’s provision, you will give glory to God and feel freed up to trust him with your finances. So let me share with you how the Lord has provided every dime we...
Testimony Tuesday is dedicated to bringing you stories of our grant recipients. May you be encouraged through their stories…. Four years ago, the Lord placed our daughter Isabella in my heart… He instilled upon me three things… She would be born in China. We would find her on the special needs Waiting Child list. She would be my journey of faith. Each one of these proved to be true. Jesus...
Creating your adoption profile is one of the most important and daunting tasks that a couple must face when beginning the process of a domestic adoption. It's difficult to capture your life in twenty pages or less. How do you choose photos? What do you say about them? What do you share about yourselves and the future you hope to have with your children? You struggle with sounding braggy, or boring, or superficial, or fake. It's just difficult. But it...
Testimony Tuesday is dedicated to the stories of our grant recipients. May you be encouraged by their stories… “For no matter how many promises God has made, they are 'Yes' in Christ. And so through him the 'Amen' is spoken by us to the glory of God.”- 2 Corinthians 1:20 I have been studying about faith… really about God's faithfulness. His faithfulness to me is the reason for my faith in him. He is totally...
A couple days before we picked up our two children from Ethiopia, I stumbled across the above verse and I just could not help but to praise the Lord for hearing the cries of our children. Then, while we were in Ethiopia, we saw specific ways the Lord has responded to the cries of our two children. Let us share with you their stories so that you too will marvel at God’s disposition to hear the cries...
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