The child with a swollen head. Just one light. The fuzzy-backed baby screamer. Just one light. The little girl who bit me, scratched her thigh with fingernails, tried to jump out of my moving vehicle. Just one light. The beautiful boy whose gone. Just one light. This world of fostering is like running into a forrest, […]
It literally felt like days, sitting in that white sterile room, in the center of our city’s best hospital. A long, heavy curtain separated me from where they took my baby, like the cloak of fear that drapped my heart. “Would she return?” “Could she have an allergic reaction to the anticetic?” “Is there a chance […]
How do we know foster and adoption works? Could it be when the children of foster/adopt homes, grow up and then choose adoption or foster care for their own families? After all, kindness, compassion, caring, and service, evidenced in our children, is the fruit, the ripple effect of parents loving and doing the hard things, so […]
Remember meeting Lisa? Lisa shared the story of her first adoption here. After adopting her little girl, she went on and adopted another. The following is the story of her family’s second adoption. Adoption Story, Child #2, by Lisa Our oldest daughter was about 18 months old when I got the wild idea that I was […]
I love this next lady whose sharing! (Actually, I love all the people posting their stories for National Adoption Month) This lady, however, is possibly one of the most joy-filled people I have ever met! She just glows with love for Jesus and love for people! When I met her for the first time, I just knew […]
You don’t want to miss this! Here is a rare opportunity to hear one of the most incredible stories of a family with eleven children. I’ve known this family since I was born and can attest to them being one of the most humble, kind, generous, and committed families; to each other, their church, and their […]