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Remembering and trusting

February 22, 2016 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

Exactly five years ago this month, we had dinner with some friends who had traveled to Nicaragua with us twice for family mission trips. We were feeling like God was prompting us to spend more time in Nicaragua, although the thought sounded crazy. We figured our friends would help talk some sense into us, but […]

Filed Under: + Adoption Care, Catching Up, Faith & Culture ·

Perseverance… beyond the hopeless

August 20, 2015 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

It seems hopeless

Ever had one of those days/weeks/months/years when you just want to give up because the path to where you thought you were going just doesn’t seem passable? Maybe the class was too difficult, the schedule, too long… the project, too involved… the scoreboard, too discouraging… the relationship, too painful… the endeavor, too hopeless… I’ve noticed […]

Filed Under: + Adoption Care, Faith & Culture, Family Life · Tagged With: adoption care, endurance, hopeless, Isaiah, perseverance

Celebrating Moms with a FREE Devotional

May 9, 2015 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

FREE download for Mother's Day!

FREE devotional for Mother’s Day weekend!  This weekend only, in celebration of moms everywhere, I’m offering Adopted for Daily Life: A Devotional for Adopting Moms FREE for Kindle! And to give you a taste of the beautiful writing that is found inside the book, here’s a sample that comes from Laura’s week on Joy: Day […]

Filed Under: + Adoption Care, + On My Nightstand, + Parenting · Tagged With: devotional, joy, Laura Pheneger

Adopted for Daily Life: A Devotional for Adopting Moms

April 19, 2015 By Wendy Willard · 11 Comments ·

Adopted for Daily Life now available

This is really happening, people! Our devotional (Adopted for Daily Life: A Devotional for Adopting Moms) is now for sale on Amazon!!! You may remember me writing about how God gave me the topic and I eventually agreed to accept the task last summer. WIN a paperback copy of the devotional! To celebrate the launch […]

Filed Under: + Adoption Care · Tagged With: devotional

Encouragement for the road ahead

April 14, 2015 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

Deut. 31:6

Today, I’m continuing to write about the gift of encouragement. I often say we were more afraid of raising money then of moving to a developing country. I’m completely serious. The thought of going from church to church, friend to friend, and asking for money left me feeling desperate and afraid. What if they got […]

Filed Under: + Adoption Care, + Why are we here?, Faith & Culture · Tagged With: encouragement, fear

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