Is There a Seat at Your Table?

Why Fostering Jesus—Robert Griffiths Latest Book—Is the Calling You Didn’t See Coming

We’ve all been there. You reach that stage of life where the house finally feels settled. The "baby gear" has been cleared out of the garage, the kids are gaining independence, and for the first time in years, your schedule belongs to you again. You’re in the "sweet spot" of life and ministry—comfortable, established, and complete.

That was exactly the scene for Wendy and Robert Griffith, authors of Fostering Jesus. With two biological daughters and a son adopted through a private process, they were a happy family of five. They were busy in ministry, serving their church in Wisconsin, and feeling like they had finally checked all the boxes.

But then, God whispered a question that stripped away the comfort: “What is the season you are in right now that you can never get back?”
The answer was immediate: The season of being a mom with kids still at home. The directive that followed was even more startling: “You can do one more.”

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