Hannah Scott: ethical adoption, church hurt & the legacy of our parents

Whit's End: Real People, Hard Questions

Hannah brings humor, joy and candidness to the podcast with this upbeat but thought-provoking episode! She talks about road trips (are you an "enjoy the journey" or a "hurry up and get to the destination" type of person?), getting married young, surprise pregnancies, and being led to adoption. She opens up about her role at the Archibald Project and how things have shifted in needed ways in the adoption world. She touches on a recent experience of wrestling with church leadership and leaving a congregation after seeing red flags. Having both been raised by Christian parents serving in ministry roles, we ask each other what our parents did well and what we learned from them. We reflect on the legacy of having folks who have sought to be consistent between who they are at home and on the "stage" of their lives.

Show Notes

The Archibald Project: thearchibaldproject.com, IG @thearchibaldproject

Scary Close by Donald Miller

Quotes:

"Adoption always starts with brokenness. Adoption can be beautiful, but you can also have to recognize that adoption starts with trauma."

"We knew that mom and dad were sinners and that they struggled, and when they did, they were going to apologize for it and own up to it and try to do better next time. And I think that has massively helped with our adult relationships today."

"I'm thankful that we worship a God who is not afraid of our hard questions."

"I know with confidence that I can look at [our daughter] for her entire life and say that when we adopted her we have always gone about it in an above board way."