“When we truly walk with the Lord, He lights our path and we follow His lead.” These...
Adoption
A dedication ceremony
I walked like an automaton down the hospital’s gray tile hallway. “Oh God, I’m hurting more than I...
Beyond IVF: The adoption option
Vicki McCaffrey’s first moment of motherhood began halfway around the world, when a caretaker...
Adoption care for Christians
I recently heard an adoptive mother say, “Whenwe brought our daughter home, we couldn’t afford a...
Changing the world for one child
In my little world of Hanalei, on the island of Kauai, Carmen Swanson is known as a great hugger...
From Romania with love: A tale of two daughters
The challenges and joys of adoption Twenty years ago, my husband and I put our faith in God as He...
Adopting the spirit of Christmas
The story of an adoption through the foster care system I have always loved Christmas. I was that...
I owe my life to unconditional love
I was eight years old as I lay in bed that Saturday afternoon, reading a Spider-Man comic book. Mom...
A tale of four adoptions
I know what it’s like to be abandoned. My dad said his final goodbye when I was five. While I...
Coming to America The tale of Kiber and Zelalem
“Will you always be my mom?” Kiber, age six, often asks his newly adopted mother, Tammi Baden of...