Hi! I’m Jennifer. I love words. Whether I’m reading them or writing them, they are my love language. This is the place where I share the story God has entrusted to me. A story that includes infertility, adoption and being the mother of an autistic PDA child. Writing draws me closer to the heart of God.
I started my blog, Bringing Home the Missing Linck, to record the details of our adoption journey. It’s been more than a decade since we became a Forever Family, but it’s my prayer that my older posts will still encourage women struggling with infertility and/or traveling the crazy, overwhelming and expensive road to adoption.
As a writer, I thought adoption would be my biggest story. But it seems it’s just one chapter of a much larger story God is writing for our family.
I share the joy, pain, hope and fear of parenting an autistic child with a PDA profile.
Motherhood gives me plenty to write about. I pray my words offer a glimmer of hope to mothers who aren’t quite sure what they’ve gotten themselves into.
There are many days when I question if I have what it takes for this motherhood gig. Motherhood is such a refining process. God continually teaches me lessons in love, forgiveness and grace through my brown-eyed boy. He uses the mundane moments of motherhood to make me a little more like Him.
I often forget what life was like prior to never-ending conversations about the Titanic and endless speech therapy appointments. Writing tends to take the back burner these days, since we’re deep in the trenches of parenting a child with Pathological Demand Avoidance.
Here’s a glimpse of who I was before I became Jackson’s mama:
I graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. I spent several years working as a reporter for The Oklahoman. I loved covering breaking news. There’s nothing like the adrenaline rush of a good news story.
I’m unashamed of my addiction to Dr Pepper.
I have a never ending TBR pile that just keeps growing!
I live in Michigan with my husband, John, and our son Jackson, but I’m a Texas girl through and through. Before moving to Michigan, I lived in Oklahoma for 20 years.
I would move to the beach in a heartbeat if given the chance.
My God-Sized dream came true in October 2013, when my book Bringing Home the Missing Linck: A Journey of Faith to Family was released. In May 2014 I released my ebook, Trucks, Tantrums, and Trusting Him: Confessions of a Boy Mom.
My first children’s book, Jackson Finds His Voice was released in June 2015.
Through this blog, may you discover: when His grace collides with our imperfections, something beautiful emerges.
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For Speaking Opportunities, you can contact me at: jenniferjacksonlinck@gmail.com
