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 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 …
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 …
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