In the world of adoption, we have a special holiday frequently referred to as ‘Gotcha Day.’ Gotcha Day is the anniversary of the day you became a forever family to the adoptee. Some families celebrate Gotcha Day on the day the adoptee first moved into the household. Others celebrate on the day the adoption was …
When totaled up, between our three adopted children we have missed 9 years and 9 months of their early years. We missed the entire pregnancy, newborn, and infant stage for all three of them. We missed the toddler stage for two of them. Our eldest became part of our family less than a month before …
If you have been around contemporary Christian worship in the recent past, you are probably familiar with Hillsong’s Oceans. About 18 months into our foster care journey I dubbed this song “The Foster Care Song.” It was a frequent listen during some ups and downs then, but we had many Ocean experiences prior to that. …