Feb 13, 2022 | Adoption Prayer
The Oxford dictionary defines desperation as “a state of despair, typically one which results in rash or extreme behavior.” We have examples in the Bible of desperation, but we also have examples of anticipation. While desperation is related to...
May 31, 2020 | Adoption, adoption wait, Christian adoption journey
An expectant couple gets nine months to ready their home, to have a baby shower, to pick out baby names, and to wrap their minds around becoming parents. This preparation is a joyous rite of passage for Christian adoptive couples too. The timeline may differ, but the...
Jun 23, 2019 | adoption wait
When adoptive couples sign on with Lifetime, most come from a journey of months or years of already waiting. They might have experience waiting through infertility, waiting through miscarriage, or even waiting to be chosen by a birth mother. When hopeful parents hear...
Jan 22, 2017 | Adoption journey
During the adoption wait, the cause of most of our stress is frustration and lack of control over the process. I’ve found the solution to frustration is practicing having “calm” faith that the process of adoption has been successful for others before...
Sep 6, 2015 | Adoption journey, Adoption Prayer
Here is a great devotional from Sarah Young’s Jesus Calling book that we wanted to share with you today: “Find rest in Me alone, dear one; your hope comes from Me. You have a restless mind. It skips and scampers about continually, rarely taking time to be still....