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Your Opinion Matters!
Your opinion matters at LFCS! The mission of Lutheran Family and Children’s Services is to help families, children and individuals experience greater hope and wholeness of life. One way we achieve this mission is through advocacy, but we need your ... [Read More]
St. Nicholas Day
St. Nicholas Day 2016 Celebrated by Christians around the world, December 6 honors the real-life Bishop of Myra. Nicholas, a man who is said to have always noticed others’ needs, was known to give gifts in secret ... [Read More]
Giving Back this Christmas
“It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.” Mother Teresa “No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.” Charles Dickens “We make a living by what ... [Read More]
Adopting Addie
Our adoption story begins like most, with a desire to grow our family. Coupled with that however, we had a strong desire to be able to display the gospel- the truth that while we were far off ... [Read More]
Worth the Wait
Our “on-demand” society has conditioned us to think that everything we want in life should happen quickly. We have access to food, entertainment and communication with others almost as soon as we think of it. When it ... [Read More]
Understanding Foster Care Adoption
November is my favorite month of the year! Not because it is my anniversary; not because I love turkey and pumpkin pie; not because I can officially start listening to Christmas music in public without judgmental looks. ... [Read More]
Why I Foster
Why I Foster? For me, it is all about the bedtime routine. It brings me to literal tears thinking about kids going to bed at night without anyone kissing their forehead, tucking them in a cozy, warm ... [Read More]
10 Facts about Embryo Adoption
To truly understand embryo adoption, it’s important to know the facts. So here they are, in no particular order… Top Ten Embryo Adoption Facts Embryo adoption allows the adopting (also called “receiving”) family to experience pregnancy and ... [Read More]
Will’s Adoption
Our adoption journey began in 2005, after we attended an LFCS adoption workshop. In time, we made a plan to adopt a baby from China and LFCS provided our home study. But as wait times grew to ... [Read More]
Cash
Let me start by saying that my husband and I didn’t make our decision to adopt lightly. After years of struggling with unknown infertility and four failed invitro procedures, we thought we had to close that chapter ... [Read More]
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