Blog — abby mortenson

When Mother's Day is bitter-sweet

Adoption JourneyMay 10, 2015bitter-sweet, death, grief and loss, hope, mom, mother's day, sadness, sorrow Comments

Breakage

Adoption Journey, faithFebruary 20, 2015a crown of beauty, adoption loss, beauty from ashes, breakage, comfort, dance with God, grief, henri nouwen, joy, mourning, peace Comments

To the one who needs forgiveness.

Adoption JourneyJanuary 14, 2015adoption, adoption fraud, domestic adoption, failed adoption, faith, forgive, forgiveness, God's grace, God's mercy Comment

Help my Unbelief

Adoption JourneyJanuary 3, 2015adoption failure, adoption fraud, adoption loss, adoption story, colorado adoption, domestic adoption, failed adoption, fake pregnancy, God is love, hope, jesus wept Comments

Another Adoption Loss.

UncategorizedNovember 12, 2014adoption, domestic adoption, failed adoption, God's love, grief, grief and loss, grieving, miscarriage, mystery, poetry, the truth Comments

Are you even out there?

UncategorizedOctober 22, 2014adoption journey, adoption struggles, dear beloveds, God's timing, grief and loss, hope, letters to my kids, waiting Comments

Enlarge the place of your tent

Adoption Journey, faith, US AdoptionSeptember 9, 2014adoption, adoption journey, God's faithfulness, hope, trust, twins, US adoption Comments

Do not lose heart.

Adoption Journey, God's AdoptionJuly 28, 2014adoption, adoption journey, dreaming, dreams, encouragement, justice, orphans, trusting GodComment

On a new Path

Adoption JourneyJuly 9, 2014adoption journey, adoption story, domestic adoption, fund-raising, hope, infant adoption, US adoptionComment

The broken-heart part

Adoption JourneyApril 22, 2014adoption, adoption journey, adoption struggles, broken-hearted, embryo adoption, struggle with God, uganda adoption Comments

a 'non-update' update...

Adoption Journey, UgandaApril 10, 2014abby and dan's adoption, adoption journey, adoption timeline, africa, photos, trusting God, uganda, uganda adoption, waitingComment

in the waiting

Adoption Journey, faithNovember 21, 2013a crown of beauty, a garment of praise, beauty for ashes, beauty instead of ashes, freedom to the captives, intimacy with God, Isaiah 61, uganda adoption, waitingComment

I've been a little quiet...

Adoption Journey, Dear KidsSeptember 24, 2013adoption, dear beloveds, uganda adoption, waiting Comment

Abundantly More.

Adoption Journey, faith, thank youAugust 8, 2013adoption, adoption finances, domestic adoption, Ephesians 3, God's provision, international adoption, trusting God Comments

Room in our hearts.

faith, God's Adoption, UgandaJuly 23, 2013adoption blogs, ann voskamp, domestic adoption, hospitality, katie in uganda, radical faith, uganda adoption, wholehearted Comments

Stations of the Cross

Stations of the Cross

Adoption Journey, faithMarch 28, 2013anchor of the soul, art for adoption, holy week, king Jesus, linocuts prints, linocuts prints rice paper, stations of the cross, stations of the cross art, we have this hopeComment

Clothing Swap // Adoption Fund-raiser!

Adoption JourneyMarch 22, 2013adoption fund raiser, clothing swap, colorado springs clothing swap, poppin' tags, thrift shopComment

The hard stuff...

UncategorizedMarch 2, 2013a god who saves, adoption corruption, ethical adoptions, god sets the lonely in families, human-rights, international adoptions, trafficking orphans, uganda adoptionComment

our home study and the body of Christ

UncategorizedFebruary 23, 2013adoption, church body, grassroots, home study, the body of ChristComment

Writing love letters with your life.

Adoption Journey, Dear Kids, faith, God's AdoptionFebruary 2, 2013a holy experience, adoption, adoption paperwork, ann voskamp, beauty from ashes, God's love, God's provision, marriage, the God of love, uganda adoption Comments