Hi friend,

I'm excited to share this week's powerful episode featuring Becca Pass, a military spouse and adoptive mom whose five-year adoption journey led her to an unexpected ministry. Becca openly shares about the challenges of adoption, including industry practices that concerned her as a Christian, and how God used her waiting period to reveal a greater purpose - supporting birth mothers as a doula and mentor.

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In this eye-opening conversation, you'll discover:

• The reality of modern adoption and how to navigate it as a Christian family
• Essential red flags to watch for when working with adoption professionals
• How God can use difficult waiting seasons to prepare us for greater purposes
• Practical steps for supporting expectant mothers through the adoption process

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EP 08: Christian Adoption Guide: What No One Tells You About the Process Listen Now

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📖 Weekly Devotional: The Purpose in Our Waiting

Reflection: How often do we view waiting as wasted time? Yet throughout Scripture, we see God using seasons of waiting to prepare His people for greater purposes. Like Becca's story shows us, sometimes our greatest ministry can emerge from our deepest struggles. Today, consider how God might be using your current season of waiting to prepare you for His purposes.

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Prayer: Heavenly Father, help us trust You in our waiting seasons. When we feel stuck or frustrated, remind us that You are working even when we cannot see it. Give us the courage to remain faithful and the wisdom to recognize the ways You might be preparing us for something greater than we imagined. Guide us to use our struggles to serve others and bring glory to Your name. Help us to support and uplift others who are in their own seasons of waiting, whether they're walking through adoption, special needs parenting, or other challenging journeys. In Jesus' name, Amen.

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Coming Next Week: Don't miss our conversation with Catherine Cowell about the PACE parenting method. You won't want to miss this inspiring discussion where she provides insight on ways to improve your parenting and grow your faith.

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Speaking life into your motherhood story,

Elyse

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Elyse Scheeler Podcast Host of Speaking Life Into Motherhood Speech Language Pathologist, NETA Certified Wellness Coach, doTerra Wellness Advocate "Empowering transformations by speaking life into mind, body, and soul."