A Family Divinely Connected Through Historical Photos
By Priscilla McPheeters3 min read
She had a special bond with her husband’s grandmother. After perusing some scrapbooks, she learned the reason why.
Blended Families
Each blended family is unique composed of many streams rooted in a complex history. Successful blended families are those that navigate the logistical and emotional aspects of family life with flexibility, openness, and of course love. Remember, while step parenting has many challenges, it is also replete with joys and rewards.
How God Divinely Provided for Her Adopted Children
By Cheryl Morgan5 min read
Preparing to adopt four children, she was anxious about her family’s changing dynamic, until the miracles started rolling in.
She Feared Being Alone with Her Mom with Alzheimer’s
By Beth Gormong3 min read
She didn’t know how to comfort her anxious mother. Then a childhood memory—and a prayer—saved the day.
This Christmas Wreath Became a Source of Divine Comfort and Love
By Charleen Haw5 min read
The festive decoration was just what they needed for their first Christmas as a blended family.
Why Sweet Tea for Christmas?
By Tonya May Avent4 min read
Over the years, this delicious beverage became the cornerstone of her family’s holiday celebration.
Unexpected Blessings: Reconnecting with Family
By Kimberly Elkins4 min read
For these Guideposts contributors, Covid-19 has brought their families closer together in miraculous ways.
How This Veteran Discovered the Son He Left in Vietnam
By Robert Nore9 min read
Decades after the war, this veteran took a DNA test that forever changed his life.
Watch Mickey Mouse Tell These Two Kids They’ve Been Adopted
By Guideposts2 min read
Disney helped this family tell their foster children that they had officially been adopted and the moment is heartwarming.
9 TV Siblings Who Taught Us the Meaning of Family
By jtoomer4 min read
In celebration of National Siblings Day, we’ve rounded up some of the greatest familial duos, trios and broods to grace the small screen.
An Adopted Son Finds His Birth Father Just in Time
Listen as Ken Davis, who was adopted as an infant, describes the thrill of finding his birth parents just in time to see his birth father, David Johnston, through a life-saving open-heart surgery.
Adoptee Now Fosters Love in Her Own Family
By Ashley Rhodes-Courter10 min read
She’d been in foster care with 14 families, some of whom had been abusive, before a loving couple adopted her. Could she learn to share that kind of love with children of her own?
Adoption Allows Her to Share Her Love
By Brett Leveridge6 min read
Ashley Rhodes-Carter lived with 14 different foster families prior to be adopted at the age of 12. Now, she shares the love her parents gave her with her own three sons, one of whom is adopted.
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