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Adoption

Whether adoption has been the best experience of your life or you have struggled with the difficulties of parenting children from trauma, these posts are written from my heart to encourage you to trust God in your adoption journey.

Mother to Adopted Daughter on Wedding Day

Mother to Adopted Daughter on Wedding Day

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Do You Love Your Adopted Child as Much as Your Biological One?

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What I Really Want for Mother’s Day This Year

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Teen Boy Bedroom Makeover

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Living with Grief and Heartbreak

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Motherhood: Rewarding and Heartbreaking Journey

An adopted teenager chooses to live in a group home in this poignant essay as his adopted family struggles with grief and how to heal a broken heart.

The Truth I’m Afraid to Share

Homesick Kids [Encouragement Notes for Camp!]

Homesick Kids [Encouragement Notes for Camp!]

Marty Walden shares her faith and how God helped her let it go when her husband faced surgeries, unemployment, a teenaged runaway and a family death.

Let It Go: The Song God Keeps Teaching Me

9 Tools to Survive a Crisis - Marty's Musings

9 Easy Tools to Help You Survive a Crisis in Your Personal Life

Marty's Musings adopted son became a teenaged runaway as he searched for answers to the deep wounds of his birth family's abandonment and abuse.

Our Teenaged Son was a Runaway

Our Family Needs Your Prayers - Marty's Musings

Our Family Needs Your Prayers

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Unafraid: Why I Went to See a Therapist

Should You Give Up Your Dreams for a Better Plan? - Marty's Musings

Should You Give up Your Dreams for A Better Plan?

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What No One Wants to Talk About at Christmas

How my Adopted Daughter Inspires Me - Marty's Musings

How my Adopted Daughter Inspires Me

The Day I Flunked My Homeschool Kid - Marty's Musings

The Day I Flunked my Homeschool Kid

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Why Take a Family Vacation?

Walden Family Vacation 2014 - Marty's Musings

Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption

Speak Words of Life - Marty's Musings

Speak Words of Life

Inexpensive Sweet 16 Birthday Party Ideas - Marty's Musings-

Inexpensive Sweet 16 Birthday Party Ideas

Embracing New Motherhood: 5 Things Every New Mom Should Know!

Embracing New Motherhood: 5 Things Every New Mom Should Know!

Mother's Day Message for Imperfect Moms - Marty's Musings

Mother’s Day Message for Imperfect Moms

To My Daughter on Your 16th Birthday - Marty's Musings

To My Daughter on Your 16th Birthday

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Matt Redman “Your Grace Finds Me”: Simple Gift Sunday

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Mother’s Day Love for Adoptive Moms

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Lessons Learned in a Corn Maze

Life Changing Words for Adoptive Parents

Life Changing Words for Adoptive and Foster Moms

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The Truth Behind Homeschooling

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Adoption: Transformed from the Inside Out

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