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
A Tribute to my “Real” Parents
My mom used to get miffed when people would say how wonderful she and dad were to adopt four children. “We weren’t wonderful,” she’d insist, no attempt to disguise the irritation in her voice. “We were selfish. …
Meeting the Bio Family: Chapter 9.5 – Hovering in between
“Mrs. Steury, do you have a sister?” In typical kill-some-time-in-study-hall fashion, a high school student tossed me a random question. “No, I don’t,” came my fast reply. Breath. “Wait, wait. YES, I have a sister.” I now …
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What the world will never tell you about saving sex for marriage
A "Waiting Matters" post I'm excited to share with you the October issue of Faith Filled Family Magazine, featuring my article-- "Why Abstain from Sex Before Marriage: What No One Tells You About the Benefits of Waiting" Find …
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Sequel to “before I knew you” releases!
Preston's & Maggie's story continues in . . . "because I know you" I know I stretched that "coming soon . . . " thing a bit far, but the sequel to "before I knew you" is …
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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