Melissa | July 29, 2010
Someone made a provocative comment to Patrick today that gave me pause. I don’t think well on my feet so I mulled it over on my drive back from DC in rush hour traffic this evening.
Comment: Why would I want to spend $2000 to host one orphan, when I could sponsor a dozen through World [...]
Melissa | July 17, 2010
Part of the reason I’ve been neglecting this blog is because we’ve been knee deep in Grafted Families stuff. Conference planning. Networking. Being awed at God’s provision. Conference planning. Website designing. Meeting. And, wait, did I mention conference planning?
Curious about the new website or want to know more about Grafted Families?
Feel free to check out [...]
Melissa | May 18, 2010
********UPDATE********
After much discussion on various boards about this post, I chose to change the title (as it was very distracting) and add these words….
For those that claim some parents do not want to parent, I see that as a failure somewhere a long the line. It’s not acceptable to me that people think it’s ok [...]
Melissa | April 17, 2010
It stinks that one person can ruin it for everyone else. The recent return of a little boy to Russia and the subsequent suspension of Russian adoptions to U.S. homes is a perfect example. (I also hate how the general public’s opinion of adoption is based on media reports of failed adoptions but that’s another [...]
Melissa | April 11, 2010
Let’s get hypothetical for a moment, shall we?
Let’s imagine that abortions go away. Either Roe vs. Wade is overturned or God moves mightily to answer the prayers of millions in the pro-life movement.
Since roughly 1.2 million abortions are performed every year, that would mean 1.2 million more babies. Statistically, speaking about 2% of mothers will make [...]
Melissa | February 28, 2010
I wish I was better at putting down on paper screen how many ways God has shown His faithfulness in our journey to get Grafted Families up and running. But I’m not. So you’ll just have to deal with what I have. I just posted an entry here at our Grafted Families blog about our [...]
Melissa | November 11, 2009
Almost a year ago to the day, I wrote about what God was doing in our church concerning orphan care. If you missed it, you can read it here. Since then, God has taken us on quite the journey. He has re-shaped and molded our vision, educated us until our brains (and hearts) hurt, and shown [...]
Melissa | November 10, 2009
…as in, I ask a question (or more). You get to leave a comment with an answer.
Child Welfare Information Gateway states, “over one-third of Americans have ever considered adopting (Harris Interactive, Inc., 2002; Princeton Survey Research Associates, 1997), but no more than 2 percent of Americans have actually adopted (Mosher & Bachrach, 1996). “
Have you [...]
Melissa | August 26, 2009
Half The Sky has been given one-time permission to advocate for 3 little girls in China who desperately need forever families. They need complex, ongoing surgery and care for heart conditions, and their only chance of these lifesaving treatments is a family.
So, please visit http://www.halfthesky.org/work/3littlegirls.php and pass the word along.
There is also a lot more [...]
Melissa | August 13, 2009
Adoption always seems to invite questions. Maybe because of media attention. Maybe because a lot of people want to but have no idea where to start. Maybe just curiousity.
Adopting as as adult adoptee seems to be even more fascinating.
So here’s your chance. Ask away.
Anything is game…our experience, my experience, interracial families, travel, expenses, where to [...]
