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
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 …
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 …
