J.R. Briggs
Attempting to behold the miracle long enough without falling asleep
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My brother and sister-in-law’s Road to Adoption
Megan and I are so excited for my brother and sister-in-law, Alan and Julie Briggs. They are entering into the adoption adventure as well. They are currently in the process of adopting two children right now – siblings from Ethiopia. We know first-hand that adoption is an incredibly meaningful journey (we’re in the midst of entering into that process a second time) so we couldn’t be more thrilled for them. Which would mean my parents will soon have four grandchildren, all adopted. They are chronicling their adoption adventure on a recently created blog called Road to Adoption.
While adoptions are incredibly powerful examples of the gospel message lived out in your own family, they are extremely expensive. My brother is a youth pastor (i.e. not exactly rolling in the dough) so to offset some of the costs he has started painting. These pieces mostly revolve around the theme of Africa and he’s selling them through his blog. As an older brother, I have to admit: I’m surprised at how beautiful they are! In just a few weeks he’s sold four of his paintings in two days already and hoping to sell more to offset the steep costs.
Check out his paintings on the blog – and help fund the adoption of their two kids!
