The Ruppert family felt blessed when they adopted their perfect baby girl. This new addition made their family complete. They were now a mother, father, brother, and sister, who lived a happy life out in the country. As a family, they loved and nurtured their new addition, but Dorothy Ruppert began to wonder if something might be wrong with her perfect little girl. Tammy didn’t behave like the other kids …

She was moody and dark; chaos seemed to follow her. It sounds like the first page of a supernatural thriller, but instead, these were the first signs of Tammy’s condition: bipolar disorder. Living with bipolar was not easy. Doctors didn’t think the condition could exist in children so young, and Dorothy and her husband realized that some of their dreams for Tammy would never materialize.

Despite the difficulties, this family knew Tammy had been placed in their lives for a reason. God knew they would love her, no matter what; He also knew Tammy would teach them important lessons that only adversity could reveal. No matter the circumstance, God has a purpose for our pain. God Placed Her in My Path will assure you that, even against overwhelming odds, God’s grace is sufficient for you.

The Ruppert family felt blessed when they adopted their perfect baby girl. This new addition made their family complete. They were now a mother, father, brother, and sister, who lived a happy life out in the country. As a family, they loved and nurtured their new addition, but Dorothy Ruppert began to wonder if something might be wrong with her perfect little girl. Tammy didn’t behave like the other kids …

She was moody and dark; chaos seemed to follow her. It sounds like the first page of a supernatural thriller, but instead, these were the first signs of Tammy’s condition: bipolar disorder. Living with bipolar was not easy. Doctors didn’t think the condition could exist in children so young, and Dorothy and her husband realized that some of their dreams for Tammy would never materialize.

Despite the difficulties, this family knew Tammy had been placed in their lives for a reason. God knew they would love her, no matter what; He also knew Tammy would teach them important lessons that only adversity could reveal. No matter the circumstance, God has a purpose for our pain. God Placed Her in My Path will assure you that, even against overwhelming odds, God’s grace is sufficient for you.

The Ruppert family felt blessed when they adopted their perfect baby girl. This new addition made their family complete. They were now a mother, father, brother, and sister, who lived a happy life out in the country. As a family, they loved and nurtured their new addition, but Dorothy Ruppert began to wonder if something might be wrong with her perfect little girl. Tammy didn’t behave like the other kids …

She was moody and dark; chaos seemed to follow her. It sounds like the first page of a supernatural thriller, but instead, these were the first signs of Tammy’s condition: bipolar disorder. Living with bipolar was not easy. Doctors didn’t think the condition could exist in children so young, and Dorothy and her husband realized that some of their dreams for Tammy would never materialize.

Despite the difficulties, this family knew Tammy had been placed in their lives for a reason. God knew they would love her, no matter what; He also knew Tammy would teach them important lessons that only adversity could reveal. No matter the circumstance, God has a purpose for our pain. God Placed Her in My Path will assure you that, even against overwhelming odds, God’s grace is sufficient for you.

Have you thought about adopting, but been stymied by the many questions flooding your mind? Could I love an adopted child as I would one born to me? What if there are emotional problems? Would my family accept my adopted children? These are all real questions and not easy to ask.

In Filling the Quiver: Answering God’s Call to Adopt, author and adoptive father Rodney Peavy holds nothing back as he answers the questions you are afraid to ask in a way that is genuine, practical, and heartwarming. He shares his family’s personal testimony of the many challenges they faced in adopting their children, as well as the many blessings they have received. From there, Peavy takes on the questions he and his wife have been asked since adoption first became a part of their family history. To the Peavys, adoption is more than just a family decision; it is a faith decision. Filling the Quiver approaches the decision to adopt from the perspective that God is—and should be—involved in the process.

This testimony seeks to offer those who have considered adoption a deeper understanding of the impact and spiritual implications of adoption. If you are still wondering about adoption as an option, Peavy can help you discover this answer for yourself, with God’s guidance.

Have you thought about adopting, but been stymied by the many questions flooding your mind? Could I love an adopted child as I would one born to me? What if there are emotional problems? Would my family accept my adopted children? These are all real questions and not easy to ask.

In Filling the Quiver: Answering God’s Call to Adopt, author and adoptive father Rodney Peavy holds nothing back as he answers the questions you are afraid to ask in a way that is genuine, practical, and heartwarming. He shares his family’s personal testimony of the many challenges they faced in adopting their children, as well as the many blessings they have received. From there, Peavy takes on the questions he and his wife have been asked since adoption first became a part of their family history. To the Peavys, adoption is more than just a family decision; it is a faith decision. Filling the Quiver approaches the decision to adopt from the perspective that God is—and should be—involved in the process.

This testimony seeks to offer those who have considered adoption a deeper understanding of the impact and spiritual implications of adoption. If you are still wondering about adoption as an option, Peavy can help you discover this answer for yourself, with God’s guidance.

Hungry for Wholeness brings to your table a full plate of wise insight and hopeful encouragement. By giving voice to the history the author shares with her own father, and by recounting the stories of six other children, Giji Dennard presents testimonies of reconciliation that whet the appetite for wholeness. Through these accounts, one learns that all fathers and children crave love and trust in their relationships, and fathers play crucial roles in nurturing their children’s development. Breakdowns in fathering inevitably lead to deep wounds, and reconciliation flows as a blessing from the hand of our heavenly Father, as God reaches out with His grace and healing.

Giji Dennard’s book, Hunger for Wholeness, knits together timeless truths and touching testimonies and provides a poignant reminder that fathers matter! She writes thoughtfully about father wounds and deficits, and why they must be addressed for complete healing and wholeness of heart. But her most important words are found in the last two chapters, where she weaves together the natural and spiritual dimensions of fatherhood. Those chapters, alone, are worth the price of the book.

—Ken R. Canfield, PhD.
Center for the Urban Family, World Impact
Los Angeles, CA

Through my work at the Center, I encounter countless men and women who are casualties of the crisis of fatherlessness and are now walking wounded, with a hole where their father should have been. In Hungry for Wholeness, Giji Dennard shares compelling, real-life examples from some of these wounded ones – and in the midst of their stories, Giji weaves in the antidote that will bring real wholeness to their hearts and lives. Giji’s book offers real help and hope to sons, daughters and fathers.

—Carey Casey, CEO
National Center for Fathering / fathers.com

Hungry for Wholeness brings to your table a full plate of wise insight and hopeful encouragement. By giving voice to the history the author shares with her own father, and by recounting the stories of six other children, Giji Dennard presents testimonies of reconciliation that whet the appetite for wholeness. Through these accounts, one learns that all fathers and children crave love and trust in their relationships, and fathers play crucial roles in nurturing their children’s development. Breakdowns in fathering inevitably lead to deep wounds, and reconciliation flows as a blessing from the hand of our heavenly Father, as God reaches out with His grace and healing.

Giji Dennard’s book, Hunger for Wholeness, knits together timeless truths and touching testimonies and provides a poignant reminder that fathers matter! She writes thoughtfully about father wounds and deficits, and why they must be addressed for complete healing and wholeness of heart. But her most important words are found in the last two chapters, where she weaves together the natural and spiritual dimensions of fatherhood. Those chapters, alone, are worth the price of the book.

—Ken R. Canfield, PhD.
Center for the Urban Family, World Impact
Los Angeles, CA

Through my work at the Center, I encounter countless men and women who are casualties of the crisis of fatherlessness and are now walking wounded, with a hole where their father should have been. In Hungry for Wholeness, Giji Dennard shares compelling, real-life examples from some of these wounded ones – and in the midst of their stories, Giji weaves in the antidote that will bring real wholeness to their hearts and lives. Giji’s book offers real help and hope to sons, daughters and fathers.

—Carey Casey, CEO
National Center for Fathering / fathers.com

Hungry for Wholeness brings to your table a full plate of wise insight and hopeful encouragement. By giving voice to the history the author shares with her own father, and by recounting the stories of six other children, Giji Dennard presents testimonies of reconciliation that whet the appetite for wholeness. Through these accounts, one learns that all fathers and children crave love and trust in their relationships, and fathers play crucial roles in nurturing their children’s development. Breakdowns in fathering inevitably lead to deep wounds, and reconciliation flows as a blessing from the hand of our heavenly Father, as God reaches out with His grace and healing.

Giji Dennard’s book, Hunger for Wholeness, knits together timeless truths and touching testimonies and provides a poignant reminder that fathers matter! She writes thoughtfully about father wounds and deficits, and why they must be addressed for complete healing and wholeness of heart. But her most important words are found in the last two chapters, where she weaves together the natural and spiritual dimensions of fatherhood. Those chapters, alone, are worth the price of the book.

—Ken R. Canfield, PhD.
Center for the Urban Family, World Impact
Los Angeles, CA

Through my work at the Center, I encounter countless men and women who are casualties of the crisis of fatherlessness and are now walking wounded, with a hole where their father should have been. In Hungry for Wholeness, Giji Dennard shares compelling, real-life examples from some of these wounded ones – and in the midst of their stories, Giji weaves in the antidote that will bring real wholeness to their hearts and lives. Giji’s book offers real help and hope to sons, daughters and fathers.

—Carey Casey, CEO
National Center for Fathering / fathers.com