Thanks so much to Kelli from "Adventurez in Child Rearing" for sharing her family's story of adoption in today's guest post! Our Journey of Adoption Most people are surprised to find out that one of our boys is adopted. People who have known me for years will say things like "that one is the spitting image of you!" (We're from the south - … [Read more...]
Our Adoption: Two Years Later
on December 13, 2011
This coming Saturday marks the two-year anniversary of Lindsey's adoption finalization. Two years since she became our daughter. It seem like so long ago -- and yet, it seems so recent. I've written about this journey all through the past two years, and even before our adoption. I've spoken in radio interviews, in front of thousands at my … [Read more...]
What I Would’ve Done
on August 18, 2011
As I've said, I felt clearly that the Lord wanted us to send Lindsey to public school this year, but I will admit that I am having a hard time with it. I have peace in the fact that I'm obeying God, but it's still hard. I send her away for the majority of the day, with no way to know what all she is being taught, what influences she is being … [Read more...]
Fostering Hope: A Devotional
on July 28, 2011
This week, I began a new daily devotion on YouVersion. It's written very specifically to help the reader experience God's heart for foster kids. So I started reading, in the midst of learning last week about an 11-year-old boy in foster care (who we've met) who has been tossed to and fro like a piece of nothing, adopted and then un-adopted. And … [Read more...]
The Tuckers Take Tennessee
on July 22, 2011
Come on over to The Tuckers Take Tennessee for my guest post today! An excerpt: ...The more we've learned, the more it truly amazes me that such a different culture can be just an hour's drive away. The world she grew up in was one of drugs and poverty, and very little education. No one in her biological family has ever finished high … [Read more...]
Generational Legacy of Adoption
on July 8, 2011
I'd love for you to join me today at Raising Homemakers... An excerpt: I hope I never sound as though I've jumped on a soapbox about adoption. It's just that I've seen the desperate need. I've seen how my own daughter has already grown and flourished in the two years since she joined our family. I've seen how her life is already headed in such … [Read more...]
Mission Field at Home
on June 21, 2011
I believe that parenting is a ministry. The Lord has given us the mighty task of teaching our children what love is, what family means, and who God is. We are to disciple and train them so they may grow into a relationship with Christ; this is our calling as Christian parents. Adoption is all of that, and more. There is another, deeper layer. It … [Read more...]
