Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it. (Proverbs 22:6)

You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up. (Deuteronomy 6:7)

Religion is one of the areas covered by a homestudy, and one that birthparents often use as a screener for potential adoptive parents. In our personal situation, the private Christian... more

The child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter and he became her son. And she named him Moses, and said, "Because I drew him out of the water." (Exodus 2:10; NASB)

One of the most famous adoptees in the Bible is Moses. We can learn much about adoption from him:

Many circumstances lead to the adoption decision: As we know from the story of Moses, his birth family loved him very much. The family faced governmental persecution and genocide was rampant under this regime. Thus,... more

On a recent episode of Adoption Stories, they profiled a family pursuing an international adoption. As international adoptions can take some time, the child was temporarily placed with a foster family. Though you were so happy to see this beautiful child adopted by a loving family, it was equally heartbreaking to see the devastation the foster mother felt as she said her goodbyes.

As a child, I was forbidden to watch... more

But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love (1 Corinthians 13:13; NASB).

There have been some spirited discussions here at AdoptionBlogs.com about the role of charity in adoption. In some versions of the Bible, the above passage is rendered, “faith, hope, charity” and if taken in that context, adoption is all about charity!

As one member eloquently expressed it, “My husband and I would not be in the process of adopting our little girl if we had not first - felt... more

Excitement is in the air! Finally, all the waiting is nearing an end! We have the consents signed and a birthmother on board! All that remains is 1) to tell the kids and 2) go to the courthouse and make it official!

We needed to have the consents signed before telling the kids. Now that that is complete, our social worker has planned to let them know shortly (not too far in advance, lest we have a two month “Are we there yet?” type atmosphere!). Meanwhile, the (wonderful!) foster parents our children are with have been dropping increasingly less subtle hints. Thus, on our last call to them this past Sunday, our youngest son informed me, “I’m getting a new daddy!” I asked him if he... more

Our lawyer woke us up this morning with the glorious news that we now, officially, have a birthmother!

We actually “met” our birthmother via phone for the first time last week, and it was a wonderful hour-long conversation filled with our mutual love of these two precious kids.

So today, we give thanks:

• Thanks to God – Every step of this process has been orchestrated by Him • Thanks for our birthmother – For her selfless and generous love of her children • Thanks for our new children – That they will use the safe haven of our love and our home as a place to thrive, grow, process and explore • Thanks for our new family – We have a new nuclear family... more

Do not judge so that you will not be judged. For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' and behold, the log is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye. (Matthew 7:1-5, NASB)

If... more

In a previous post, we discussed the plethora of things one should pray for as they relate to adoption. Today we’ll focus on just one: praying for your child to have peace.

Our children must deal with many things throughout their life’s journey. Often there are medical, emotional, and behavioral issues, which can add to a child’s low-self esteem. If there are adverse birthfamily circumstances such as abuse, violence or a criminal history, your child can... more

I’ve just returned from nearly two weeks away from my computer, during which I taught workshops on blogging (of course!) and press release writing at the Mount Hermon (CA) Christian Writers’ Conference. Upon my arrival home, I quickly unpacked and repacked, and my hubby and I did a spring break mini getaway to a ritzy hotel for our 25th anniversary. Then, after one more quick unpack/repack, our entire family joined my dad and his new wife for Easter.

Today, after getting caught up on some work... more

We had a friend and her two daughters visiting with us today (not important to the story, but the girls were adopted – just a cool side note – back to the article in progress!).

One of the girls broke a pen my son was attached to … it had arms that moved when you clicked these little buttons in back. I thought it might be time to acclimate my only child to “Life With Siblings!”

Get input: When my husband and I first learned of our adoption opportunity, we consulted our son before committing to the process. Since it would impact... more