You have opened your heart to share with honesty the painful journey, but also make the case for the perseverance, hope and joy that can come in the process. Love you!
I hope my honesty encourages other people that they are not alone in whatever waiting period or hardship they are going through, and that they can keep stepping in to hard places even if the broken parts of it seem so prevalent! Love you so much Lisa ❤️ Thank you for standing so well with us through it all
The way you describe continuing forward without guarantees feels deeply faithful to the reality of Christian obedience. Love and justice rarely unfold in clean systems; they happen in broken places, through imperfect people, sustained only by grace. Your reflection captures something important: following Christ often means stepping back into risk after disappointment, trusting redemption more than fear. As an adoptive parent myself, this especially resonated with me. I write on Substack about faith, adoption, and how God works through ordinary lives and difficult journeys to form hope over time. If you’d ever like to read along or continue the conversation, you’re warmly invited here: https://theeternalnowmm.substack.com/p/eternal-love?r=71z4jh
You have opened your heart to share with honesty the painful journey, but also make the case for the perseverance, hope and joy that can come in the process. Love you!
I hope my honesty encourages other people that they are not alone in whatever waiting period or hardship they are going through, and that they can keep stepping in to hard places even if the broken parts of it seem so prevalent! Love you so much Lisa ❤️ Thank you for standing so well with us through it all
I'm sorry for the losses and heartache. Thanks for sharing your journey and hope!
Thank you so much for the encouragement, Bethany. The Lord is still moving in these places where it seems the brokenness continues to prevail!
The way you describe continuing forward without guarantees feels deeply faithful to the reality of Christian obedience. Love and justice rarely unfold in clean systems; they happen in broken places, through imperfect people, sustained only by grace. Your reflection captures something important: following Christ often means stepping back into risk after disappointment, trusting redemption more than fear. As an adoptive parent myself, this especially resonated with me. I write on Substack about faith, adoption, and how God works through ordinary lives and difficult journeys to form hope over time. If you’d ever like to read along or continue the conversation, you’re warmly invited here: https://theeternalnowmm.substack.com/p/eternal-love?r=71z4jh