Adoption
Posted on January 14, 2025
by Jackson & Susie, Adoptive Parents
Almost a full year ago, Jackson & Susie got a call from Lutheran Family Service saying that a baby girl had been born in Illinois. They were asked to have their profile book shown to the birthparents and they immediately said yes. They had opportunities to share their book in the past, but this time felt different.
Adoption
Posted on December 5, 2024
by Brandon & Ashley, Adoptive Parents
Hear from Brandon & Ashley, four-time adoptive parents with Lutheran Family Service, and how their feelings of nervousness and anxiousness with Clay’s open adoption melted away meeting his birth family and seeing God’s hand in everything.
Adoption
Posted on October 7, 2024
by Adam & Sara, Adoptive Parents
This story was written by Adam & Sara, an adoptive couple sharing the “God moments” during the beautiful and crazy emotional roller coaster adoption of their son, Zeke, through Lutheran Family Service.
Adoption
Posted on September 10, 2024
Despite struggles with addiction and incarceration, Emma’s birthmother chose life for her baby and she picked an adoptive family that could see past her faults and was willing to have an open adoption.
Adoption
Posted on August 4, 2024
Emmett’s birthmother started working with Lutheran Family Service shortly after she learned she was pregnant. Her placement plan didn’t play out the way she planned, thanks to an emergency c-section, a helicopter ride for Emmett to a larger hospital, and a 29-day stay in the NICU. Today there are no issues and Emmett is growing and thriving.
Adoption
Posted on July 8, 2024
In the heart of a quaint suburban neighborhood, a remarkable journey of love, faith, and the transformative power of adoption unfolded for Landon and Teresa Poss. Their path eventually led them to Lutheran Family Service’s Down Syndrome Adoption Program.
Adoption
Posted on June 3, 2024
This beautiful baby boy is overwhelmingly loved by his adoptive parents and his older brother, who was also placed through adoption by Lutheran Family Service. The birthmother and adoptive family have an open adoption and Nolan will always know he is loved.
Adoption
Posted on April 29, 2024
A Biblical view of adoption means bringing children to a new life in Christ. As Christian adoption agencies decrease in number, an increasing number of adoptions are often self-serving with no regard for the child’s salvation. What can you do? Here are 10 actions you can take to build awareness and take action regarding Biblically-based, Christian adoption.
Adoption
Posted on April 4, 2024
Meet Kinsley! Lutheran Family Service met the biological mother late in her pregnancy, and walked along her side to help her get late prenatal care and supported her in the delivery room. Today, this beautiful baby girl is overwhelming loved by her big brother and adoptive parents.
Adoption
Posted on February 27, 2024
Meet Halen! This curly-haired beauty is overwhelmingly loved by her adoptive parents and big sister. Her adoptive parents got the privilege to be present for her birth and didn’t leave her side until they took her home from the hospital ten days later.
