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Life’s big questions: Who am I? Why am I here?

November 19, 2020 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

I absolutely love talking with people about their unique strengths and purpose. As I learn more about who I am and how I was created, I’m realizing how much I enjoy spending time with others, encouraging us all to recognize and live out our worth. For the past few years, I’ve been fascinated with understanding […]

Filed Under: + Why are we here? · Tagged With: needs, strengths, worth

Worth It

July 19, 2019 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

I’m a sucker for a good t-shirt adoption fundraiser. (If you’ve run one, this is not news to you.) Recently I supported a family who put “Vale La Pena” on the front of the shirt. In English, this translates to “Worth It.” I’m wearing the shirt as I write this. Every time I put it […]

Filed Under: + Adoption Care, + Foster Care, + Not of This World, + Why are we here? ·

My Episode of The Adoption Connection Podcast

November 30, 2018 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

when we know our strengths and seek to grow in those specific areas the sky is the limit

When I was putting together Adopted for Daily Life: A Devotional for Adopting Moms, I knew I wanted my friend Melissa to contribute. We had met in Maryland years prior when we were both involved in foster care. Since then, I’d seen her grow a community supporting adopting/fostering moms and I knew she would be a […]

Filed Under: + Parenting, + Why are we here?, Family Life, Featured · Tagged With: strengths

When stuff’s not fine

July 21, 2017 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

because sometimes the way through is not clear

I told myself I wasn’t going to write publicly about our recent cross-country move until I had made it to “the other side,” not just physically but situationally as well. You see, I’ve written all the chapters leading up to the move, but haven’t been able to write the ending yet because, well, it hasn’t […]

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Hope in the middle

June 9, 2016 By Wendy Willard · 2 Comments ·

Clip from Shauna Niequist's book, Savor

I love to read. Much more than watching TV, reading takes me outside of my own story and drops me into someone else’s. The best part is that in the span of several hours, I can see the story through from beginning to end without being overwhelmed by the middle. But real life isn’t like […]

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