Adoption and Orphans – FamilyLife

150 Parenting Foster Kids & Adopted Kids

November 4, 2024

Jenni Lord

Foster care & adoption present difficult issues with similarities to stepfamilies. How do you help a child cope with ambiguous loss or connect as a parent when children act out from prior wounds? Listen to Ron Deal's conversation with Jenni Lord for help.

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150 Parenting Foster Kids & Adopted Kids

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5 Ways To Support Foster Families

Joe and Cindi Ferrini

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Maybe fostering isn’t for you, but there’s something each of us can do to support foster families. Here are five ideas to get started.

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One Adoption Journey

June 11, 2022

Tricia Goyer

Author Tricia Goyer tells the story of her family adopting Alyssa and how that first adoption spring-boarded their family into foster care and adopting more children.

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One Adoption Journey

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Abortion/ Adoption: Wanted

December 21, 2021

Melissa Ohden

Everyone wants to be wanted. Melissa Ohden shares about the struggle she faced after finding out she had survived an abortion, and how being wanted by her adoptive parents and our Lord made all the difference.

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Abortion/ Adoption: Wanted

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From Orphan to Miracle

November 19, 2021

Like most adopted children, Judge Joseph Wood longed to know his birth parents as a child. He shares the story of his struggles and God's hand of providence in his life.

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From Orphan to Miracle

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Chosen Twice

November 18, 2021

Joseph Wood

Do you have a heart for foster care or adoption? Judge Joseph Wood tells his story of how he was found as a baby in a box, brought to an orphanage, and what God did to change his life.

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Chosen Twice

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The Miracle and Hope of Life

January 22, 2021

Bob Lepine

What do you say to someone who believes abortion is their only option or struggles with the weight of guilt from having had one? Bob Lepine addresses the struggles people face on this issue and shares the hope of a Savior who loves them.

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The Miracle and Hope of Life

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God’s Heart for Life

January 21, 2021

Bob Lepine

The topic of abortion is one wrought with controversy and struggle-even in today's churches. Bob Lepine shares a compelling and compassionate word from Scripture that focuses our attention on the heart of God.

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God's Heart for Life

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Never Too Late For Love

December 4, 2020

Mark and Holley Gerth

When the possibility of a biological child was gone, God opened the eyes of Holley Gerth, and her husband, Mark, to the world of someone, who needed their love, as much as they longed to give it.

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Never Too Late For Love

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Redefining Motherhood

September 30, 2020

Heather DeJesus Yates

When infertility closed the door, Heather DeJesus Yates still trusted God with her dreams. Through a little plant, she realized that she could still live a fruitful life investing in the next generation.

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Redefining Motherhood

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God Brings Beauty From Ashes

September 29, 2020

Heather DeJesus Yates

Heather DeJesus Yates talks openly about the steps she and her husband took to start a family of their own. Yates encourages believers to keep their hands open to what God may have for them.

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God Brings Beauty From Ashes

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Trusting God with Your Barrenness

September 28, 2020

Heather DeJesus Yates

Heather DeJesus Yates talks about her longing to have children and the despair she experienced struggling with infertility. Yates reminds us that Jesus offers us empathy for our pain.

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Trusting God with Your Barrenness

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Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

December 20, 2019

Judy Douglass

Adoption hasn't been an easy journey for the Douglass family. Judy Douglass shares the realities of raising a rebellious child, and how she continues to be amazed at God's continued work in Josh's life.

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Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

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Will You Take This Boy?

December 19, 2019

Judy Douglass

Judy Douglass, tells how she and her husband, Steve, came to foster and then adopt a 12-year-old boy named Josh. She tells how their home life turned upside down once he became part of their family.

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Will You Take This Boy?

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Past the Grumbling

December 7, 2019

Tricia Goyer

Tricia Goyer shares with Michelle Hill about her parenting experiences. She describes what she's done to help her kids move beyond grumbling to expressing thankfulness.

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Past the Grumbling

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Understanding the Adolescent Shift

October 11, 2019

Mike Berry

Mike Berry explains the shift that happens to kids as they move into adolescence and parents become seemingly secondary to their child's friends. Berry encourages parents to stay engaged and involved.

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Understanding the Adolescent Shift

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The Grace to Forgive

October 10, 2019

Mike Berry

Mike Berry recalls the dark season of his parenting years when his son was out of control and injured another child. Berry tells how being willing to confess and offer grace to forgive is key in winning a child's heart.

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The Grace to Forgive

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I’ve Known My Preteen Daughter for One Whole Year

Leigh Harper

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My daughter Sam is 12, but I’ve only known her for a year. No one’s story is as straightforward as it may seem. Families are made in many ways.