Many couples without biological children have chosen adoption as a way to build their families. We had the pleasure of walking with Ty and Rachel through the arduous journey of adopting internationally. Their oldest daughter and middle son had their beginnings in one...
Adoptive parents are always looking for help in finding ways to secure their child’s bond with them and books are a wonderful tool. Sitting on a parent’s lap or snuggled up on the couch, sharing a story can be a great conversation starter or assist in...
Today I get to share a post written by one of our adoptive moms back in 2013, over two years after she and her husband brought home their son from Ethiopia. Haley Ballast has a gift of crafting words to beautifully express what’s in her heart. In this post, she...
Romans 8:15 reminds us “So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when He adopted you as His own children. Now we call Him, ‘Abba, Father.’ ” This last week I’ve been...
Travel and Transition in Adoption@Center for Adoption MedicineTravelling half-way around the world with a shell-shocked child who’s rarely been outside of the orphanage, let alone the country, is understandably a source of anxiety for most adoptive parents; it...
I’ve asked another of our wonderful YWAM moms to be our guest blogger today. Jennifer and her husband John adopted Sena and brought her home in February of this year. Jennifer just returned from a conference put on my our friends at Empowered to...
