Sometimes it feels like we are “just hanging” in here. This photo of our grandson is when he climbed up on a chair and hung himself on the table edge and the chair scooted away. Our lives get like that sometimes. We get to where we think we should be but then we end up [...]
Our Father and creator does do “Abundantly Above All” than we ask or think! For years He has inspired us to not let go of our dream to create a healing place for children in a rural setting. A year ago it seemed we were to move to the Big Island for an opportunity to [...]
My daughter asked me a few months ago… “Mom, if it is God’s will for us to do this, why is it so hard?” In each of my blogs I’ve continued to mention our dream of helping more children who stand alone in the foster care system by creating a healing place on a farm. [...]
“Can I trust you?” is a short but powerful question. It is a question that will make or break a relationship. Children wonder if they can trust adults especially their caregivers; parents, foster parents and adoptive parents. Caregivers wonder if they can trust the children. Trust is central to our spouses, co-workers and friends, all [...]
In my last blog I shared about our dream of helping more children who stand alone in the foster care system, by creating a healing place on a farm. A place that they can call home, a place where they know they belong to a forever family. What dream has God tucked away in your [...]
When we discovered that leaving our comfortable Oahu home, moving to the Big Island and renting a house next door to where we thought we would be working, was not as a secure step for our family as it had first appeared, I confess that I felt betrayed. We knew all along there would be [...]
In this photo you see me alone. An uncommon situation for me . I am not often alone. Here I am pondering where to go next. On this rare day I actually went hours without hearing one child say, “mom”. Another uncommon situation. Myself and another couple, special friends who have a specific purpose in [...]
Ephesians 1:6-14 explains that we are adopted into God our Father’s family. We “belong”, we have an “inheritance” and an “Identity. When an orphan is adopted they also belong to a family, have and inheritance and an identity. I thank the Lord that the saints are opening their hearts and homes to the orphans. DeeannaMarie [...]
Randy and I adopted the first time thirty years ago. The boys were five and seven year old foster children. Since then we have adopted eight more children. Our two biological sons have never complained about their siblings. All twelve of our children have been a great blessings. Of course there have been tears shed [...]
Watch the testimony of Deeanna Wallace of HOPE INC as she shares how God’s love transformed her life and how she’s opened her home to over 100 foster children. Deeanna is currently the mother of 12 children (2 Biological and 10 Adopted) and is the founder and director of the HOPE In the Name of [...]
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