Her body appeared lifeless as she lay there in the ditch on the side of the road, right in front of her house. Only five years old. Two panicked older brothers, ages seven and nine, raced back up the driveway, screaming for their parents to come quickly. Whether she chased her brothers, a stray cat…
“Let’s go camping!” My husband, Mike, suggested as we discussed our summer plans. After spending the last five years pursuing our now 16-year-old son’s adoption from Colombia, we eagerly awaited a relaxing, low-key summer. Three months lay in front of us to settle down and learn how to be the family God created us to…
We’d been home for a month with our newly adopted son after persevering through five years of emotional ups and downs in order to adopt him. We found him and lost him twice over a five year period, only to watch God finally outstretch His arm to give him back to us. I used to…
I memorized Bible verses often in my younger years in order to win all sorts of prizes at church. The actual goal of memorizing all those verses, to hide God’s Word in my heart so I might not sin against Him (Psalm 119:11), didn’t really sink in until much later in life. But I am…
Her closet door slowly opened while my fingers gripped the handle tightly, physically expressing my fear of what might spill out of me. When I peered inside, a perfect little white princess dress screamed at me in the silence. Then the beaded jacket just her size mocked me, while the sight of her pink…
I look so forward to getting to know our newest Community Writer. Real soon I will be publishing Rachelle’s story about adoption and I tell you what, you are all in for a wonderful surprise of a story. I can’t say no more because her story says it all. I’m inspired by her courage and…
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