Christ follower, YA author, cheerleader for saving sex for marriage, advocate for adoptees and adoption reform, host of the following blogs: "Waiting Matters...Because YOU Matter" and "Slices of Real Life" and "A Doorstep Baby's Search for Answers."
Author: Beth Steury
Meeting the Bio Family: Chapter 9 — “Maine in October”
“Come to Maine next fall,” urged my “new” brother Alan as his visit to Indiana wound down, in September of 2017. He had traveled a thousand plus miles to meet us, the half-sister and family DNA had …
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Walking into the New Year
It was the year of footwear around our Christmas tree this December 25th. Each one of us received a pair of socks in the stockings filled with care in the moments between our traditional brunch and the …
The gift that says, “I get it.”
If you're looking for something meaningful and relevant for the hard-to-shop-for teenagers and young adults in your life, consider these gifts that send the powerful message, "I get it." Whether these teens and YAers are your friends, your …
A Cemetery Field Trip
August 10 found my daughter, grandson, and myself heading north on a field trip of sorts. Armed with a plethora of supplies, our mission was to spiffy up the family gravestones on the twenty-eighth anniversary of my …
Meeting the Bio Family: Chapter 8 — Dear Birth Mom . . .
Dear I. M. M., How do I begin a letter to you, my “first mother”? Hi, it’s me. The baby girl you gave birth to in 1963, now all grown up. Seems as good an intro as …
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Meeting the Bio Family: Chapter 7 — Aunt Donna and Cousin Honey
February 21, 2017, began like any other day, but by 1:30 p.m., the day lost its ordinary status when a message on our Ancestry.com account alerted us to a new, very close DNA match. With a few …
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Meeting the Bio Family: Chapter 6 — The reunion’s over . . . what now?
Even now months after our return from the 35th anniversary/family reunion/Hawaiian vacation, the memories of those first days and weeks back home are vivid in my mind. The trip home was uneventful. No mechanical issues or missed …
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Realistic. Candid. Relevant. YA fiction: Meet Maggie
Meet 17-year-old Maggie. The new girl in town. She's quiet and shy which is not helping her shed that "new girl" status. But she's oh so ready to be in a relationship with an amazing guy. A …
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YA Fiction. Realistic. Candid. Relevant: Meet Preston
Meet 17-year-old Preston. The hot, charming, popular guy who's determined to rearrange his priorities and straighten out his life. To change his “ladies’ man” ways. Ditch his I-go-to-church-every-week-so-of-course-I’m-a-Christian attitude. He's serious about charting a new course. But what happens …
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The “Waiting Matters” series
Calling all fans of the "Waiting Matters . . . Because YOU Matter" blog! Now you can get all the practical advice and candid discussions of the "Waiting Matters . . ." posts packaged into mini-books, just …
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