Poets and Saints Blog
We first met Martha at a pizza parlor on the other side of town in early 2006. It was way past the lunch hour, but my husband’s doctor appointment, which had gone long, had kept all of us from eating. Our daughter was only a few months old and went everywhere with me—the grocery store, […] Read more…
“I’d like to adopt, but it’s just so expensive.” This is one of the most common phrases I hear when I mention that we’ve adopted. Turns out, money is a big reason why people don’t adopt. According to a recent survey, 33% of Americans consider adoption and 79% of them are worried about the cost. In the […] Read more…
Our family might not look like other families, but I love that God orchestrated our story in an incredible way. I love that he put a fire in my heart for adoption before we were even ready to start the journey. His plan = perfect. Every time. There are so few things that I have […] Read more…
There is so much I know and so much I don’t know. Life is funny like that. All I know is that we’re getting very close, but the waiting–the outcome–is still hard. Will there be a baby or won’t there be a baby? I try to brush the thought away like a pesky fly that keeps buzzing […] Read more…
Why I’m Grateful for this Unplanned Journey About a month before our daughter was born, we got a phone call from our adoption agency. “A birthmother is expecting soon. Do you want to meet with her?” “Yes!” we said without hesitation. There was no question we wanted this baby after going through the long process of […] Read more…