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
The “Choices Matter” series
I'm so excited to finally introduce you to the "Choices Matter" series. In the first book of this YA Christian contemporary series, Preston and Maggie navigate the choppy waters of guy-girl relationships and the consequences of past decisions. Can …
Meeting the Bio Family: Chapter 5 – Making up for lost time
If you happen to know me at all, you’re already aware that I’m a planner who prefers to have a plan in place all the time. I’m generally not a fan of “play it by ear” anything. …
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Meeting the bio family: Chapter 4 — Finally a Sister
A sister obsession I knew from the moment I spotted them that they were sisters. Something about the way they interacted as they meandered around the old-fashioned country store. My “sister-radar” triggered into overdrive. I studied the …
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Meeting the Bio Family: Chapter 3 — My Birthfather
It's been almost a year since "Aunt Donna's” appearance as a close match on my DNA results solved the birthfather mystery. She enthusiastically broke the news of a long ago doorstep baby to her older brother who …
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Meeting the Bio Family: Chapter 2 — Little Bro
On a Tuesday about three weeks before the big trip to Hawaii to meet my birthfather, his wife, and my sister and her husband, a half-bro from that side of the family, from the opposite side of …
Meeting the Bio Family: Chapter 1 — Big Brother
I know brothers. Some of my first memories include my oldest brother. I remember the two of us sitting on the floor, and I’m “reading” him the book “The Chosen Baby.” I’m something like three-and-a-half, he’s about …
The first year of the rest of my life
from July 26, 2017 I don’t believe in coincidences. Well, not unless we’re talking two cooks who bring the exact same strawberry chocolate trifle to the potluck dinner. Or best friends buying the same shirt on separate …
A Visit to my Hometown
from June 27, 2017 The sun peeks through the trees as I glance about the quiet, old neighborhood in the town where I was born. From across the street, I snap pictures of the house where my …
“We knew you came from somewhere.”
from May 9, 2017 As the search for answers behind my doorstep beginnings came to an end, my mom made this rather profound statement, “Well, we knew you came from somewhere.” Of course I did. I had a …
A “Waiting Matters” Sneak Peek!
For all you "Waiting Matters . . . Because YOU Matter" fans and readers who've waited patiently while I pursued other writing adventures, here's a sneak peek at the first 2 books in the "Waiting Matters" series. …
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