Beth, a resilient and faith-driven individual, brings a wealth of experience as a military wife, discipleship mentor, and author. Having traversed a 25-year journey alongside her husband's career in the Air Force, Beth's life transformed through faith and discipleship, leading her to minister to others.Her profound commitment to community and discipleship is evident in the small-group Bible studies she initiated for military couples worldwide. A testament to her unwavering faith, Beth's journey includes a miraculous story of overcoming infertility through adoption and a profound surrender...
Posted by Beth Runkle on 02/16/2024
Families come in all shapes and sizes. Families who find themselves enlarged by the blessing of adoption and foster care will be reminded of the sweetness brought to the family unit expanding in this way. In caring for those who need it most, we hope young children see themselves among the pages and will celebrate their family too. With a photo sleeve in the back of the book for their family photo, we believe this book makes a great gift for families of all shapes and sizes. Themes: Meaning of a FamilyNon-biological FamiliesGod's Love for FamilyImportance of Love in RelationshipsAdoption...
Posted by Michelle Medlock Adams on 01/17/2024
This book is a peek into my journey through fostering and adopting children. It's also the story of how I became so passionate about "the lost children" in our society, both in the USA and abroad. While fostering children was not a choice for me, I never thought I could emotionally handle it, it became an eye-opener to the number of abused and neglected children that live just around the corner. From the first two children that came for the weekend, to the ones that came after we were officially foster parents, I never regretted a minute. ...
Posted by Kate Penwarn Thompson on 08/23/2023
"When Kim de Blecourt and her husband decided to adopt a child from Ukraine, they knew that the process might be challenging. Nothing, however, could have prepared de Blecourt for the twisted nightmare she would endure. During her year-long struggle to extricate her newly adopted little boy from that post-Soviet country's corrupt social service and judicial systems, de Blecourt was intimidated, physically assaulted, and arrested. Worse, her months of loneliness, worry, and fear drove her to the brink of spiritual despair. But God had no intention of abandoning de Blecourt or her family....
Posted by Kim de Blecourt on 05/27/2021
The Sav-A-Life Ministry Each year, 9000 women in Alabama believe that abortion is the only solution to an unplanned pregnancy. Sav-A-Life, Vestavia is the largest pregnancy care center in the Birmingham metropolitan area and is dedicated to putting an end to abortion, not by legal and public policy, but by supporting one woman at a time, to spare her and her child from abortion. We work to accomplish this goal by offering free and confidential...
Over 7,000 people have participated in this plan on the YouVersion Bible App. If you’re thinking about adoption, one of the greatest fears is not knowing how it will impact your family. For those already participating, learning to navigate the dynamics adoption adds without your family imploding remains on the mental front burner. Having two biological and six adopted children, I understand. You can navigate adoption without ruining your family. The endeavor can be priceless. This reading plan is different than most others I write, as it is so personal. In this twelve day plan, I have...
Posted by Cheri Strange on 04/25/2017