*** Today's post is written by an adoptive sister! Everly hails from Texas where she is sister to five internationally adopted siblings. She blogs about adoption at pineapplesiblings.com and today is sharing a bit of a tongue-in-cheek take on the excuses people make when they're afraid to adopt.*** Today is a big day for me. Today, I'm going to meet my new mom. I'm five years old and I've spent the past year in the foster system. Now, a family has agreed to adopt me. I should be thrilled, Continue Reading
Meet the Meyer Family {Friday Fundraising Families}
*** Each Friday in November, in honor of National Adoption Month, I will highlight a fundraising family on my blog! James 1:27 says, Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. Maybe He hasn't specifically called you to adopt, but as Christians we should help bear the financial burden faced by families adopting. Our family was blessed by many financial gifts as we Continue Reading
A Letter To Her Birthmother {Guest Post By Lori Dunham}
I pull the brush through her long, thick hair and watch her reflection in the mirror. Her lips never stop moving as she shares a story from school that day. She pauses and looks in the mirror and asks, I wonder what my birth mom looks like? And this question steals my breath and quickens my heart as I search for the perfect words to say. Because I desperately want to shield her from her early story and the unknowns that international adoption offers. I want to rescue her identity from Continue Reading
November & National Adoption Month {Day 29: 31Days}
God's glory was displayed each step of our adoption journey. We said yes and He led us down the emotional and challenging path to our son. I depended on Him like never before, and He provided in ways that still leave me speechless. His glory is magnified when children are placed in families. When an orphan becomes a son or daughter. Forever Families reflect the heart of God. They give us a glimpse of eternity. God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing Continue Reading
That Glorious Moment One Year Ago…. {Day 27: 31 Days}
My book was scheduled to release any day. I hoped it would hit Amazon and other online bookstores in time for Orphan Sunday and National Adoption Month, which are both held in November. As we drove home from spending the afternoon at Pumpkinville with John's parents, I grew antsy about the release. I took out my phone, clicked on Amazon and got the surprise of my life. There on the screen was my book. Over 40,000 words that I had written in the midst of fear, anxiety, joy, and Continue Reading