Tonight CAC Adoption Advocate and Birth Mother, Lori, shares a poem entitled, "Knowing." We pray her words would help your heart reflect on this truth: "He says, 'Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.'" (Psalm 46:10) Knowing by ...
Broken To Fix
This evening CAC Adoption Advocate and Birth Mother, Lori, wrote a beautiful poem entitled, “Broken to Fix.” He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. Psalm 18:34 (NIV) He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Psalm 147:3 (NIV) Broken To Fix by Lori ...
Silence
This evening CAC Adoption Advocate and Birth Mother, Lori, wrote a beautiful poem entitled, "Silence." We know the adoption process can be overwhelming and filled with uncertainty. On top off everything going on in the world today, we pray this would be a reminder to quiet your heart before the ...
Prayer of Release
Often we set Custom expectations Perfect marriage Family relations Children to launch Our unfulfilled things Coloring the picture Only we dreamed Until ink runs out Left to fixate On unattached print It wasn’t His slate Releasing grip Letting go Feeling the slip Into His ...
Loving A Birth Parent When They Don’t Want To Be Loved
Have you ever played a game of hide and seek? Have you played in the dark? How about outside, in the dark, with flashlights? Do you remember what it felt like to be the one hiding? That queasy feeling you’d get in your stomach because you didn’t want to be found. In fact, it was counterintuitive, ...
Seeds + Bloom: Open Adoption As A Parenting/Missional Greenhouse
Do you fancy yourself a gardener? Have you ever planted something that didn’t grow? Or did you buy that popular plant you saw on Instagram and then watch as it struggled in your care? Have you ever thrown in the towel on these ventures because you decided it wasn’t your talent? If you answered ...
Advice Outside The Circle Of Adoption Professionals: Be Careful Eyes + Ears
If you’re like me, the title of this post has already launched you into singing this Sunday School favorite. But seriously, do you think about shielding your ears, hearts, eyes and mind from the loving advice and concern of those who mean well? As kids, we looked toward our elders, parents and ...
Fruits Of The Spirit & NAAM: Peace (A Poem)
Today, CAC Adoption Advocate and Birth Mother, Lori, shares a beautiful poem entitled, "Peace." The adoption process can bring many unknowns and uncertainties. At times the journey can feel like an emotional rollercoaster. We pray these words soothe over your heart today and help you enter into a ...