While adoption has been on our hearts for a long while, given its nearness to the very heart of God, it was 6 years ago, while pregnant with our youngest, that we watched a Netflix documentary on orphans in China. […]
It is my hope that you will read this and be able to understand the struggles of my daughter, my family, and the desperation that exists in the journey to treatment and wholeness, as well as the destruction known as […]
HEADS UP- We have been awarded a $2000 matching grant from Hands of Hope in Indy. That means when you give it’s doubled! Our adoption story: Even before we were married in 2016 we wanted to adopt. 2021 we […]
Hello! Thank you so much for taking the time to read about our family in our hopes to adopt a baby. We are Ethan & Ashlen – we have been married for a little over 10 years and adopted our first […]
We are Neil (dad), Ashley (mom), Austin (9), and Miles (2), and we love that God made us a family in 2014 when Neil and Ashley were married. Back then we could have never predicted all that God had in […]
I’m excited and humbled to share that I’m pursuing the adoption of a child from the US. This is something I have prayerfully considered and felt led toward for a long time. This journey has come after many months of […]
Our journey toward adoption didn’t begin with a single moment, but with a growing awareness that our family was meant to be bigger and more diverse than what we could see right in front of us. Over time, our hearts […]
Our family has already grown through adoption. We welcomed Izaura into our home when she was 2 years old, and our lives changed exponentially through her spunky personality. Three years later we had the privilege of adopting her into […]
We know that the cost of adoption is high – spiritually, emotionally, and financially – and we are so grateful for our community’s generosity in “holding the rope” for our family. We have been awarded a $5000 matching grant administered […]
Dawson Family Healing Transitions: Abuse, Loss, and Finding Our Path My name is Michael and my wife’s name is Rita. We met on a high school Facebook page that had recently been started by a mutual friend in the summer […]
Dearest Friends and Family, We can’t thank you enough for all the love, support, and prayers that you have shown and given to us already as we have pursued growing our family through adoption! And for those of […]
Hi Friend! We are the Fulmer Family – Zach, Ahna, Gracelyn, Caleb, and Lillian. We are thrilled to be in the process of adopting a precious baby boy from the Pacific Island of Samoa. read more about our story here –> https://hammersnhugs.com/an-adoption-update-and-a-giveaway/ […]