In the middle of COVID, I sat in a cold hospital room holding my 5-year-old daughter, waiting for her heart surgery. Fear gripped me—until God gave me a peace that made no sense. This is the story of that moment and the trust it built.

Parenting a child with special needs can take a toll on your marriage. Sleepless nights, constant care, and endless appointments can slowly erode connection and intimacy. In this post, we share honest lessons from our own marriage, practical ways to guard your relationship from burnout, and why keeping God at the center makes all the difference.

From the moment Jen dreamed of a little girl, I carried both hope and fear. This is my side of Jana’s adoption story, the waiting, the what ifs, and the day she became ours.

On a sweltering morning in June, a knock on the door changed our lives forever. We met Jana—tiny, beautiful, and bundled up in pink. This is the moment everything became real. The beginning of learning what love really looks like.

On a quiet Monday afternoon, we received the call that would change our lives forever. A baby girl, unnamed and in need of a forever home, was waiting. This is the story of how we said yes to Jana before we ever laid eyes on her.

We thought our family was complete. But a strange stirring began—one we couldn’t ignore. This is the beginning of how God planted a seed in our hearts for something we never imagined… and how it changed everything.

We weren’t looking to adopt. We especially never imagined raising a child with special needs. But when Peanut came into our lives, everything changed. This is the beginning of her story—the unexpected calling, the yes that changed everything, and the love that continues to rewrite our family’s future.

After years of living parallel lives, we realized that putting our kids first had nearly cost us our marriage. This chapter of our story is about rebuilding from the ashes—choosing God first, our marriage second, and learning how love becomes a daily choice.

We should’ve walked away But God had other plans. This is the night everything changed, the night grace broke through the darkness and gave us a reason to fight again.

We smiled for the world while falling apart behind closed doors. This chapter dives into the raw reality of young marriage, trauma, silence, and the battles we didn’t know how to fight.

We met in high school, fell fast and faced parenthood before we turned 18. Our start wasn’t easy, but graced showed up anyway. This is where the journey began.

We’ve held back pieces of our story for years But now, we’re opening up about the messy, beautiful, and grace-filled road that’s brought us here. From teen parents to adoptive parents, this is where it all begins.