by Rachael Adams | Jan 28, 2021 | The Love Offering Guest Blog Series
When God first told me to adopt my daughter, Ella, from an orphanage on the other side of the world in Vladivostok, Russia, I was scared out of my mind. Every doubt I ever had about myself was whispered into my ear. I questioned whether I was a good enough mother to...
by Rachael Adams | Jan 21, 2021 | The Love Offering Guest Blog Series
This wasn’t supposed to happen. How could I have been reduced to this? Sure, I’d stepped away from the workforce for a few years to be an at-home mom, and, sure, I wasn’t a 20-something straight out of college, but I was smart! I had skills! I had a degree! I had...
by Rachael Adams | Jan 14, 2021 | The Love Offering Guest Blog Series
I held tight to my coffee mug as I listened intently to my new friend’s journey of loss. My heart ached for her. Like me, she was a young widow who had lost her husband to cancer. I desperately wanted to let go of my mug and hold her tight. In my season of loss, God...
by Rachael Adams | Jan 7, 2021 | The Love Offering Guest Blog Series
She stands off in the corner, just close enough to be within view. Her fear of the awkwardness of ‘newness’ keeps her from stepping forward. Following closely behind, she is careful to participate in the same activities as you so she can hear the sound of your voice...
by Rachael Adams | Dec 31, 2020 | The Love Offering Guest Blog Series, Uncategorized
The blank sheet of paper taunted me as I walked into the classroom and took my seat. Begrudgingly, I listened as the teacher instructed, “Open your Bibles to Romans 12:1 and take a few minutes to meditate on this verse. Then, rewrite it in your own words.” Is it too...
by Rachael Adams | Dec 24, 2020 | The Love Offering Guest Blog Series
“I have nothing to offer her.” This thought settled into my mind one dreary, Wednesday afternoon. Sitting in a busy, bustling coffee shop, I listened to a college student spill her heart about a difficult circumstance she was navigating with a friend. I had been...
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