by Carrie Warner
Our adoption journey is not your typical story. My husband, Joel, and I got married in 2002 right before our senior year of college. We didn’t think about having kids, but we didn’t really think about not having them either. We found out in 2007 that I had PCOS, and although it wouldn’t be impossible to have children, it would be difficult. We did discuss adoption during that year, but neither one of us felt it was the right time for adoption.
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written by Terra Phelps
“A child born to another woman calls me mommy. The magnitude of that tragedy and the depth of that privilege are not lost on me.” -Jody Landers
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Adoption is a beautiful word. To a believer, adoption is part of our identity. The word has two main connotations that clearly depict what a believer has in Christ: acceptance and security.
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November is set aside as adoption awareness month, and I couldn’t be more excited to celebrate it! Before we began our process of adoption, I had some friends who had adopted, but I didnt give it a whole lot of thought. Now, it’s ALL I think about!
President Trump gave a speech about this month and said, “My Administration also acknowledges the courage of those mothers and fathers who place their child for adoption. Our Nation grows stronger because of the love and sacrifice of parents, both birth and adoptive.”
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Rain, rain, go away. Whenever it rains on my way to work, I can’t help but hope for it to quit. When we schedule an activity for church, and the rain shower ruins our plans, it gets on my nerves a bit. Why? Well, because to me it’s a nuisance. I’ve got things to do, and the rain sometimes messes up my plans or makes them a little more challenging.
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When reality meets our expectations, sometimes we are badly disappointed. But when we can put our faith to work and see how God can use our circumstances, it’s then that we see the miraculous. This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. Three…
We all want to feel accepted. Part of our nature as human beings is to need approval. This might be from our peers, from our parents, from a spouse, from a supervisor, or from the kids in our classroom. Some level of approval is something we each need. This post contains affiliate links and I…
The adoption process has a funny way of making you think about things you’ve never thought about before. How do you decide what boxes to check on an adoption application? Are you prepared for the challenges that come with adopting a child from another race? What about a child born with a disability. What is…
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I’ve dreaded this post. In fact, I’ve avoided it, wondering if it needed to be posted. But I know that my struggle is one that many have shared, are sharing, or will share at some point. Infertility is by far one of the toughest experiences I have been through. And while it is often a quiet and private battle, I feel like that secret hurt can be so devastating to our walk with God. I know that my story isn’t everyone’s story, but if you’ll read to the end, I think the application might apply.
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