011: Don't Waste Your Wait with Naomi Quick

Naomi Quick is a wife, homeschooling mama to 6 kiddos 8 and under, two of which have been adopted through the foster care system, writer, and speaker dedicated to encouraging and advocating for orphans, adoptive parents, and those involved in the foster care system. She recently wrote a fantastic book entitled "Don't Waste Your Wait: Embracing the Journey of Bringing Your Child Home". Though it is largely a memoir which chronicles the Quick family's journey of being in a waiting season and all that the Lord taught them through that time, I found the book to be helpful for folks regardless of whether or not they are adoptive parents themselves. After all, we are all waiting for something, and Noami's book encourages and equips us for making the most of those waiting seasons of life.    What we Chat about in this Episode ~Naomi's new book ~The journey of Naomi and her husband choosing to add children to their family via adoption and her heart for children who need homes ~The Quick family's story of starting the adoption process when they had 3 biological kiddos 3 and under and what that was like; answering the naysayers who thought their timing was crazy ~Specific ways we can make the most of any waiting season we find ourselves in ~Lessons the Lord taught Naomi through the difficult waiting period before her son came home ~How motherhood reveals in such a special way the depth of Christ's love for His children ~Experiencing those times when we're certain we understand what God's call on our lives is, but then we hit a rough patch and begin to doubt ~What the Scripture says about God's heart for the fatherless and the responsibility the people of God have to care for them ~The orphan crisis and what God's people can do to help ~The difference between conviction and condemnation ~Various orphan care foundations folks can serve with ~How Naomi finds the time to balance all the many hats she wears; deducing what God actually has for us to do in this season ~And more!   For all show notes, go to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast