Refuel Your Wait
Find Hope and Overcome Fear While Adopting
by Laci Richter
Imprint: Resource Publications
In a world full of waiting, we could all use a little faith. This book speaks directly to the heart of waiting adoptive parents, but could also encourage anyone who finds themselves waiting for that next season of life. The text was originally written by the author as a journal while she and her husband struggled to start a family. This journal is now a book filled with Scripture and devotions of hope.
Refuel Your Wait includes heartbreaking and joyful personal stories of infertility, the adoption process, relationships with birthparents, and a medical miracle. This book will encourage the reader to turn their wait from a passage of time into intentional time of prayer, relationship building, and unexpected joy.
Laci Richter was born and raised in Southern Louisiana where she found a love of sitting on the front porch. She now lives in California with her husband and two daughters. She is a writer, speaker, and adoption advocate. She is passionate about creating community by supporting fellow moms in the challenges and joys of parenting. She refuels with sunrises, sunsets, running alone, and hiking with family. You can find her at www.lacirichter.com or at www.facebook.com/refuelbylacirichter/.
“Refreshing and hopeful, Refuel Your Wait encourages self-reflection, prayer, and positivity for anyone waiting. Laci Richter leans on deeply raw personal experiences to connect to the reader and issue a call to action: find the purpose in your wait. The prompts throughout help the reader explore the areas of their lives that include waiting, the feelings associated with those waits, and encourage useful tools to energize and bring purpose to the waits. This is a must-read for anyone in the season of waiting.”
—Ashley Mendoza, public relations professional, former board member of Family to Family Support Network, and mother via adoption
“Refuel Your Wait is a gift to any parched soul. It opens our eyes to the endless possibilities of what God can do when we sit expectantly instead of impatiently! We are reminded that our Father’s love and peace transcend circumstances. Laci’s words are refreshing and give us eyes to see hope and peace as we wait. Whether you are waiting for adoption or your prayers to be answered, let these pages ‘refuel your wait.’”
—Damaris Avila, author of Come and See: A 30-Day Devotional of John 1