Adoption Archives - Marty's Musings

Mother to Adopted Daughter on Wedding Day

Mother to Adopted Daughter on Wedding Day

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Do You Love Your Adopted Child as Much as Your Biological One?

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What I Really Want for Mother’s Day This Year

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Teen Boy Bedroom Makeover

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Living with Grief and Heartbreak

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Motherhood: Rewarding and Heartbreaking Journey

An adopted teenager chooses to live in a group home in this poignant essay as his adopted family struggles with grief and how to heal a broken heart.

The Truth I’m Afraid to Share

Homesick Kids [Encouragement Notes for Camp!]

Homesick Kids [Encouragement Notes for Camp!]

Marty Walden shares her faith and how God helped her let it go when her husband faced surgeries, unemployment, a teenaged runaway and a family death.

Let It Go: The Song God Keeps Teaching Me

9 Tools to Survive a Crisis - Marty's Musings

9 Easy Tools to Help You Survive a Crisis in Your Personal Life

Marty's Musings adopted son became a teenaged runaway as he searched for answers to the deep wounds of his birth family's abandonment and abuse.

Our Teenaged Son was a Runaway

Our Family Needs Your Prayers - Marty's Musings

Our Family Needs Your Prayers

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Unafraid: Why I Went to See a Therapist

Should You Give Up Your Dreams for a Better Plan? - Marty's Musings

Should You Give up Your Dreams for A Better Plan?

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What No One Wants to Talk About at Christmas

How my Adopted Daughter Inspires Me - Marty's Musings

How my Adopted Daughter Inspires Me

The Day I Flunked My Homeschool Kid - Marty's Musings

The Day I Flunked my Homeschool Kid

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Why Take a Family Vacation?

Walden Family Vacation 2014 - Marty's Musings

Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption

Speak Words of Life - Marty's Musings

Speak Words of Life

Inexpensive Sweet 16 Birthday Party Ideas - Marty's Musings-

Inexpensive Sweet 16 Birthday Party Ideas

Embracing New Motherhood: 5 Things Every New Mom Should Know!

Embracing New Motherhood: 5 Things Every New Mom Should Know!

Mother's Day Message for Imperfect Moms - Marty's Musings

Mother’s Day Message for Imperfect Moms

To My Daughter on Your 16th Birthday - Marty's Musings

To My Daughter on Your 16th Birthday

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Matt Redman “Your Grace Finds Me”: Simple Gift Sunday

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Mother’s Day Love for Adoptive Moms

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Lessons Learned in a Corn Maze

Life Changing Words for Adoptive Parents

Life Changing Words for Adoptive and Foster Moms

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The Truth Behind Homeschooling

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Adoption: Transformed from the Inside Out