by beanstalk | Nov 4, 2024 | Adoption, Blog
Michael and Sarah Hanf’s adoption journey is a powerful testament to the importance of openness in adoption. Their path, like many who pursue adoption, was filled with both hope and heartbreak. When the Hanfs first reached out to LFCS, they were navigating the...
by beanstalk | Nov 3, 2023 | Adoption, Blog
November is National Adoption Month, a time to celebrate the transformative power of adoption and raise awareness about the need for loving families for children. Courtesy of Lutheran Family and Children’s Services (LFCS), here are some of the most current adoption...
by beanstalk | Nov 25, 2016 | Adoption, Blog, Parenting
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 God brought us into His family- by specifically adopting internationally and...
by beanstalk | Nov 18, 2016 | Adoption, Blog, foster care, Parenting
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 comes to adoption, all-too-often,...
by beanstalk | Nov 1, 2016 | Adoption, Blog, Parenting
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 of our lives and move on. After grieving the...