Since I can remember, I have always had a special place in my heart for working with children. This led me to pursue a nursing degree, specializing in pediatrics. My experience includes both critical and chronic care. I consider it a great privilege to have met so many...

The adoption process can take years of blood, sweat, and tears. 

This is not to mention endless stacks of seemingly redundant paperwork, coupled with an agonizing wait.  And we quickly realize ~ that was the easy part. Parenting is inherently difficult, and parenting a...

The carol describes the baby Jesus as he was soothed by his mother, "little Lord Jesus, no crying he makes."  The cries of an infant are a call for care.

Our Savior came as a tiny child.

Russell Moore describes his first visit to the orphanage in Russia in which he first...

My life has not turned out as I thought it would.  I thought by now, I would be married with 2.5 kids, struggling to balance being a pastor with family life.  In January of 2016, I worked with a friend to set up a new personal budget and set aside funds each month to a...

The adoption journey is one of the most beautiful, difficult, and redeeming processes of which one can be a part. It starts with the question, “Why adoption?” Why would you want to involve yourself with someone else’s trauma? There are so many questions that are hard t...

All of us can do something. 

Not all of us are called to adopt, but we can all do something to support the care of children in need of families. 

My husband and I couldn’t have adopted without the love and support that was so generously given to us through our church and...

Often times, when Christians talk about James 1:27, adoption and foster care are the primary means presented for living "true religion." But the scripture doesn't pinpoint these two options as superior - or the fulfillment of the law. James 1:27 states:

"Religion that G...

One way my family likes to spend time together is to go out to the park. After long seasons of cold weather, it’s just refreshing to get out and release some of the endless energy that is bottled up in my kids.

One day, last summer, we were playing on the playground and...

The Event

Over 140 guests joined us for The Art of Coming Home Gala & Art Auction. It was a beautiful evening! We enjoyed artwork created by orphans and adoptees; listened to dynamic speakers; dined on delicious food; and experienced the generous support of Mid-Atlantic...

This time of year, we celebrate the birth of our Savior. Sovereign God, come as a newborn babe - the King of kings, born in a stable. In this beautiful, backwards-from-society story, we see the love of the Father, in the giving of His Son. And we see the love of a fath...