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An Intricate Journey: Thoughts on Adoption From One Big Sister

Audrey Wells

My family adopted for the first time when I was in the third grade, and then again when I was in middle school. Through the difficult and beautiful process of bringing my sisters home from China, God intentionally formed my family—and he also intentionally formed me. In particular, growing up in an adoptive family expanded…

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SEEn by Mary Beth Chapman

Mary Beth Chapman

There’s something sacred about being seen. Not just glanced at or noticed … but really, truly SEEn. In the hardest seasons of my life—especially after losing Maria—I found myself questioning everything. I had followed Jesus. I had trusted Him. I had completely trusted that our family was to adopt, again. And then … suddenly, I…

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The Fighter

The Deer family, a Show Hope Adoption Aid grant and Medical Care grant recipient family

Staring down the lens of a Canon 6D camera, Hannah Deer got up close and personal with the work of Show Hope. Working as a freelance photographer for Show Hope, Hannah captured images of families who had received grants to help with adoption—many families you, the reader, would have seen and read about in similar…

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New Pathways

The Futrell family

When Addison Futrell asked her husband, Bailey, to attend an informational foster care meeting, they figured that, at the very least, they could leave and know it was not the direction they needed to go as a family. However, they were both surprised when their reactions were the opposite of that. “Just hearing the numbers…

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How to Build Connection in Your Marriage

Husband and wife holding hands

How to Build Connection in Your Marriage  In TBRI® (Trust-Based Relational Intervention®), we aim to build relationships with our children and teenagers through fostering trust, felt-safety, and connection. Through the different TBRI principles, strategies, and practices, we want the bond we share with our children and teens to be strong and firm. And the truth…

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