Tag: foster care

  • Why is Adoption So Important?

    Current statistics say there are an estimated 163 million orphans in the world. Try for just a moment to wrap your mind around this: if you wanted to look into the face of each and every orphan for just ONE second, it would take more than FIFTY years to do so. Each year more than…

  • Tammy’s Adoption Story {Guest Post}

    Don’t miss this guest post adoption story; Tammy’s story is full of daily challenges and a very sad chapter, but it’s a beautiful story nonetheless. Be sure to visit Tammy’s blog, too: The Durable Mom. I missed my daughter’s First Communion last spring. Fifteen minutes before we need to leave for church, our youngest son…

  • Our Television Interview!

    Finally, our television interview is online! We missed the actual airing because it’s at a time when we’re in church on Sundays, but I was closely watching for when it would be online. This is the full episode, which is 23 minutes (since commercials have been cut out). Our part is interspersed throughout. I really…

  • Pondering Adoption #2

    Pondering Adoption #2

    I haven’t really talked much yet about our subsequent adoption. Partly this is because there are so many more things to consider this time around, and partly because this isn’t a done deal. I relate this to marriage, in that, just because you’re “ready” to get married doesn’t mean your future spouse will immediately *poof*…

  • Foster Story: Guest Post by Laura

    (Thank you to Laura for today’s guest post! Visit her blog to follow along with her family’s story: Living and Learning in Kentucky) Why We Became Foster Parents By Laura Witten I have always had a heart for children, and as my childhood dreams came true, there was one dream that remained elusive – to…