U.S. Rep. Bob Inglis signed on to a letter from House Republican Leader John Boehner to President Barack Obama on Wednesday, asking the President to reconsider his support of the Freedom of Choice Act. The text of the letter is reproduced here.

So in an ironic twist, the symbolic hope of Obama's election could easily turn into more exploitation of the poor and less freedom for everyone -- especially the most vulnerable.

Laura Godwin, Carolina Hope's Director, has written the following letter for friends and supporters of Carolina Hope: December, 2008 Dear Carolina Hope Friends and Supporters, Although you are all familiar with the ministry of Carolina Hope and the world of adoptions, you may not be familiar with the upheavals the adoption community has experienced this […]

To deny that God's love for us (i.e., adoption love) is "unconditional love" is a strange and provocative thing to say. But I'm convinced it's true. In his book Seeing with New Eyes, David Powlison writes: I'd like to propose that God's love is much different and better than unconditional. Unconditional love, as most of […]

Our homestudy is done, we have a referral with photos and medicals safe in our file and we are simply waiting for the God-ordained time between today and the moment we either hold baby J as our own precious child or release him into a destiny outside of us. He is currently in a legal […]

Transracial adoption didn't need to change my life. But I am a better parent and my family is stronger because it has. (more...)

In lieu of flowers, the Chapmans request that all gifts be directed to Maria's Miracle Fund at Shaohannah’s Hope. You can donate here in memory of Maria Chapman. A blog has been set up where you can leave a message for the Chapmans. Here's a short video of Maria with her Daddy:

Maria Sue, the five-year-old adopted daughter of Steven and Mary Beth Chapman, died Wednesday after being struck in the driveway of their home.

Heirs with Christ: The Puritans on Adoption by Dr. Joel Beeke is a new book about the Christian theology of adoption. The book's forward is by Carolina Hope blogger Dan Cruver. (more...)

It’s been a long week, with more than the usual adoption issues to deal with and more than the expected number of stares and comments from strangers. I sat down on Tuesday to have the ‘Where Babies Come From,’ discussion with my three oldest kids and realized that even there I have to think through […]