Brian and Jenn's Adoption Story

God weaves so many intricate details together to intersect the life of one specific mother in crisis with the lives of one specific waiting adoptive family, all for the sake of one specific child. It blows me away. No two stories are identical and yet each story is unmistakably marked by the hand of God. I'm so glad that you get to watch Brian and Jenn Johnson share about their adoption journey and how bringing home their son has shaped them. The joy that is so clearly seen in this video characterized their hearts throughout their adoption process.  It was such an honor for me to walk with them as their adoption consultant and to see God working in their story. In the unknowns and waiting...

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Adoption: 2 Things To Consider As You Name Your Child

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica} Photo by Maarten Deckers on Unsplash There is just something magical about naming a child, isn't there? I remember as a young girl, dreaming about names for my "someday babies." Choosing a name for your child is such an important, beautiful gift and responsibility. It's also a complex, weighty, and emotional decision when you're talking about naming a child who enters your family through adoption. A large part of that complexity exists in the reality that through adoption, your child will be your child, but your child's life did not begin in your family. A part of your child's life and history will forever be connected...

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