Can you pick out the five people who joined our family through adoption?

Adoption runs in my family.

My dad’s mother died when he was a baby; several years later, his step mother informally adopted him. My great grandmother on my mother’s side was adopted. My brother’s wife was adopted when she was an infant. Several years ago, she located her birth parents. This Thanksgiving, her birth parents drove from California to Seattle and joined our extended family. Thirteen years ago, my husband and I adopted... more

INTRODUCTION, PART 2

My faith Since this is a “Christian Adoption” blog, I thought I’d acquaint you with my faith. I come from a Protestant background – both my dad and my father-in-law are retired pastors of mainline denomination churches, so I grew up (literally) in the church. The Apostles’ Creed is an excellent summary of my beliefs.

Theology of a Christian adoption blog One of things I love about the Bible Study Fellowship class I’m attending is that we aren’t allowed to discuss what church we attend. In my BSF class of over 200 women, more than 100 churches are represented. Rather than getting hung up on... more

Greetings! My name is Laura Christianson and I have the privilege of hosting the “Christian Adoption” blog here at adoption.com. What exactly is “Christian Adoption?” I’ve been pondering that for some time.

I’d like this blog to speak to all who are interested in adoption. That includes:

prospective adoptive parents adoptive families birth parents and their extended family people of all ages who were adopted adoption professionals students writing research papers on adoption anyone who wants to learn more about adoption

We’ll discuss all sorts of issues pertaining to adoption – the possibilities... more