{"id":1505,"date":"2022-06-21T21:35:26","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T21:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adoptionhomestudyflorida.org\/newadoption\/?page_id=1505"},"modified":"2022-06-21T23:11:09","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T23:11:09","slug":"elementor-1505","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adoptionhomestudyflorida.org\/?page_id=1505","title":{"rendered":"Dear Lynn"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1505\" class=\"elementor elementor-1505\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0e216f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0e216f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da06dd9\" data-id=\"da06dd9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be3a636 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"be3a636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4426b6 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4426b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab06f57\" data-id=\"ab06f57\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9106f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c9106f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f790712 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f790712\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b46f151\" data-id=\"b46f151\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a1e927 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a1e927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"273\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/adoptionhomestudyflorida.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/hf.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bcd008 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6bcd008\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c2361c\" data-id=\"2c2361c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c10a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46c10a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To My Dear Wife<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1b28db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1b28db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cIn all of my travels in life, with the many thousands of people I have met, ministered to, or ministered with, I have never encountered a truer, wiser or kinder soul than my darling wife Lynn. She sparkles with the love of God\u2026no wonder our birth mothers and adopting families are drawn to her. In fact, the major reason most people engage our agency is because of Lynn\u2019s encouraging presence and delightful personality. You could even get a sun tan just by talking to Lynn on the phone! Lynn has a Master degree in wisdom from the school of life and PhD in loving others from the Spirit of Almighty God, and this gives her the license to give encouraging counsel to everyone she meets and trust me\u2026she does!<\/p><p>The absolute truth is that there would not be an agency or ministry without Lynn as she is my hard-working partner in our every venture. After going through a devastating marital breakup in 1999, I was so discouraged that I felt I could never be of service to anyone again. But God in His great mercy brought Lynn into my life when I was at my absolute lowest and she deeply encouraged me through her love for me and belief in God\u2019s redemptive power. It was Lynn that sweetly pushed me to create an adoption agency and it was Lynn who created the name of our agency and ministry, Hope for Families. I could not have accomplished any of these Hope ministries without Lynn and in all honesty, would not have even attempted to do any of them.<\/p><p>Thank you loving heavenly Father for putting my darling wife, Lynn into my life and then releasing the Hope for Families Services through her encouragement, vision and support. \u201c<\/p><p>Lynn\u2019s ever adoring husband,<\/p><p>Ken Brown<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a797b33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a797b33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section 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data-id=\"7994bcb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5d17af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5d17af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To My Dear Wife<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1470e1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1470e1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cIn all of my travels in life, with the many thousands of people I have met, ministered to, or ministered with, I have never encountered a truer, wiser or kinder soul than my darling wife Lynn. She sparkles with the love of God\u2026no wonder our birth mothers and adopting families are drawn to her. In fact, the major reason most people engage our agency is because of Lynn\u2019s encouraging presence and delightful personality. You could even get a sun tan just by talking to Lynn on the phone! Lynn has a Master degree in wisdom from the school of life and PhD in loving others from the Spirit of Almighty God, and this gives her the license to give encouraging counsel to everyone she meets and trust me\u2026she does!<\/p><p>The absolute truth is that there would not be an agency or ministry without Lynn as she is my hard-working partner in our every venture. After going through a devastating marital breakup in 1999, I was so discouraged that I felt I could never be of service to anyone again. But God in His great mercy brought Lynn into my life when I was at my absolute lowest and she deeply encouraged me through her love for me and belief in God\u2019s redemptive power. It was Lynn that sweetly pushed me to create an adoption agency and it was Lynn who created the name of our agency and ministry, Hope for Families. I could not have accomplished any of these Hope ministries without Lynn and in all honesty, would not have even attempted to do any of them.<\/p><p>Thank you loving heavenly Father for putting my darling wife, Lynn into my life and then releasing the Hope for Families Services through her encouragement, vision and support. \u201c<\/p><p>Lynn\u2019s ever adoring husband,<\/p><p>Ken Brown<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bc8d7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4bc8d7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4704312 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4704312\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d8cf60\" data-id=\"1d8cf60\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6851bf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6851bf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To My Dear Wife \u201cIn all of my travels in life, with the many thousands of people I have met, ministered to, or ministered with, I have never encountered a truer, wiser or kinder soul than my darling wife Lynn. 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