Parenting Bravely

It is our goal to parent out of holy confidence rather than out of fear. Whether parenting typical children with their own set of unique needs and an unsteady world around them or parenting a child with special needs and/or through adoption, it is not an easy journey. Join me for insight and encouragement for your parenting journey.

To the Woman Pondering the Abortion Debate: This Is My Story
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To the Woman Pondering the Abortion Debate: This Is My Story

It’s a story I’ve never shared with you here in this place.  It’s one I’ve shared as a speaker – one I’ve shared with other women when I knew my story would bring them hope. But never here. Maybe because God knew my “such a time as this” would be right now as our country…

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Bible Verses About Adoption That Will Give You Hope

All of life is complicated and requires direction, wisdom, and hope to survive with hands raised in victory. It wasn’t any different during the years of our adoption. We needed help to get through it victoriously. Undeniably, that unwavering help came from Scripture. Therefore, we started with Bible verses about adoption. Wherever you are in…

When Surrendering Is the Breakthrough We Need
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When Surrendering Is the Breakthrough We Need

I once wrote about starting the new year with hands wide open ready to receive what God has to offer. I’d realized I’d spent too much time gripping tightly the things of the past while missing out on the here and now. Not to mention the future. If we imagine our hands filled to capacity…

The Kind of Love That Heals What Is Broken
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The Kind of Love That Heals What Is Broken

What is better – to continue to love but risk the ache from the bitter slashes of hurt and betrayal or build a wall of steel and never love deeply again? [bctt tweet=”To risk love or not … when loving well isn’t easy we need the kind of love that heals the broken. #SurrenderedHeartsBook #Godslove…

The Surrendered Hearts Book Releases Today!
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The Surrendered Hearts Book Releases Today!

National Adoption Month and Surrendered Hearts For those of you who have been on this journey with me for awhile, you know today is release day! You’ve been our prayer warriors and cheerleaders along the way and I couldn’t have done it without you. But if you are new here, today is a big day…