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21. What to Do When Your Messy Emotions Hinder Your Relationships

... of what that name meant? Couldn't it mean we were more of a family than a mere three weeks of knowing one another might otherwise imply? As a new mom, then just having crested my twenties, adoption wa ...

Created on 25 November 2016

22. 5 Things to Do While Waiting on God

... rs. We question in God cares. We doubt. Have you ever doubted God? I have. Years ago, I felt God's call to to adoption. I waited and prayed for seven years (without nagging!) for God to put the same ca ...

Created on 15 June 2016

23. Getting God's Dream

... en. So I acted on this interest and interned with an adoption agency one summer between college semesters. With a small group of other Americans, I traveled to Russia and spent about a month ministerin ...

Created on 02 May 2016

24. Listen to This if You're Feeling Lonely and Depressed

...  to raise 4 almost all grown, healthy, educated, God-fearing adults. Adoption is different. There are many issues I've never dealt with before. Yesterday instead of being upset with her and trying to  ...

Created on 22 March 2016

25. God Is Looking for People to Fulfill James 1:27

... ns? ... not belonging to a family. An adoption revolution within the body of Christ is a front line of attack in recovering the essence of true religion in the church. Without literal, physical, legal a ...

Created on 16 February 2016

26. Remember These Children During the Holidays

I stared into vacant eyes as I took my seat next to her nervous, guarded frame. She wore a zip-up hoodie, shorts, and flip-flops on this below-20-degrees December day. Christmas was just around the corner, ...

Created on 23 November 2015

27. Mary Had a Choice and She Chose Life

... rtion. The number of adoptions has increased, while spiritual awakening has brought about a reformation of government and society. Hearts and minds are changing even as the culture wars rage. Call it  ...

Created on 04 December 2015

28. 13 Ways to Live While Waiting to Receive Your Promise

"How's the adoption?" a friend asked excitedly as I walked into church one Sunday. I desperately wanted to tell her that we were moving forward without a hitch and that we had everything ready and that  ...

Created on 19 October 2015

29. Thinking About Adopting Your Foster Care Kid?

... e now together, with God in the center. His Spirit is here in the midst of the noise and mess, and He is pleased. I feel that pleasure. Those are the three top things that came to mind when I thought ab ...

Created on 06 July 2015

30. 6 Signs That You're a Dysfunctional Parent

Let's for a moment take God out of the picture of our families. Frightening, perhaps, but something we actually do without even thinking about it. When we choose to "go it alone" in this thing called parenting, ...

Created on 02 April 2015

31. Why a Former Orphan Wants to Go Back

... new that adoption was the only option they wanted to consider for having a family. To the Hall family, adoption is an accurate picture of how God invites each of us to be his sons and daughters through ...

Created on 26 March 2015

32. The Tragedy Before Adoption ...

My middle daughter, Nina, asked why we didn't have any of her baby pictures. We adopted Nina shortly before her 4th birthday from Ukraine. When we met with the adoption officials (the SDA) there was a bab ...

Created on 10 November 2014

33. When a Gift From God Isn't Convenient

In praying though what to post this week, I felt the need to talk about our adoption.. Specifically, what are some of the experiences and emotions that I have walked through? Maddie Kate is now six. So, ...

Created on 07 October 2014

34. Handling Your Kids That Break Your Mold

When my first set of kids were younger, I used to think of them more like empty vessels. I was the mom, and I believed it was my job to fill them up with all the good things of life—things to make them ...

Created on 29 April 2014

35. Solving the Adoption Crisis ...

...  they tried to start a family, they faced the heartbreak of three miscarriages, a stillbirth and the loss of a baby born prematurely. Adoption had always been part of their family plan, but though the ...

Created on 16 May 2014

36. Prophetic Korean Pastor Saves Lives With Baby Drop Box

... [Pastor Lee] told me that his heart for adoption sprouted from the truth, ‘God adopted me.’ This is what changed everything.” Ivie told the story of his personal transformation during his award acceptance ...

Created on 05 May 2014