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 ...
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Adoption Story: Matt + Megan
Matt and Megan started working with Christian Adoption Consultants last summer. They spent the Fall completing their home study and were approved by Thanksgiving. Then the process of waiting began. Six months later, after a call that changed their life, they heard about the baby that would someday ...
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 ...
Adoption Story: Sam + Lori
Everything can change in a moment. This was the case with Sam and Lori after waiting just a few weeks to be matched. A phone call about a mama expecting a boy...due in a few months. But then, a surprise call and just three days later they met their son. And those weeks waiting weren't wasted. ...
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 ...
