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Archives for September 2014

Hide it under a bushel? No!

September 30, 2014 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

You're a mess? I know... and it's OK. I got this. - Your Creator

I am working on a devotional for adopting moms. My husband and I started a ministry to serve internationally adopting families. We left all our stuff behind to “follow God” to Nicaragua, all the while singing, “This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine…” That all sounds pretty “Christian,” right? And yet some […]

Filed Under: + Endless Grace · Tagged With: devotional, endurance

Adoption Devotional Sample 01

September 22, 2014 By Wendy Willard · 1 Comment ·

Last time, I told you about the adoption devotional I’m creating specifically for adopting moms. Over the next few weeks, I’m going to share a few samples from that project. I’m hoping there might be someone out there who can help me get this thing published, and then get it in the hands of the […]

Filed Under: + Adoption Care · Tagged With: adoption

Squirrels, Books, and Radio Ads

September 19, 2014 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

Precious Savior, I am so tempted by the world. Thank you for providing Your Word, to strengthen me, so I can better care for your children.

Sometime last year, I noticed the distinct lack of spiritual resources aimed specifically at adopting moms. Oh, there are plenty of self-help books, as well as those that help prepare moms for what to expect. But what I was looking for was something different… something to help encourage them and point them back toward the […]

Filed Under: + Adoption Care ·

When Plan B Becomes Plan A

September 17, 2014 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

Join us support orphans-no-more and their families

We’ve had a bit of blog silence these past few weeks, as we’ve been trying to sort through some stuff with our work here in Nicaragua. If you’ve followed our family’s updates for the past six months, you know we’ve been working on growing and formalizing our adoption care ministry. Here’s a recap: We tried […]

Filed Under: + Adoption Care, Catching Up ·

Marked… to Choose Joy!

September 4, 2014 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

Choose Joy

It’s funny the rabbit trails our minds follow. I was just standing next to the dryer, folding my husband’s shirts, one day when I noticed it. The shirt in question was no longer white, but rather a baby blue because of a previous laundry incident (I admit: I rarely separate laundry as I was taught. […]

Filed Under: + Not of This World, + Why are we here? · Tagged With: influence, laundry

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