Building Hope
“You know,” she said, “I didn’t realize until we were asked to say the Lord’s Prayer together last night that my son didn’t know the words. I was amazed when I heard him struggling to...
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Reuniting Feels So Good
Perhaps the most rewarding experience is seeing a family reunited after a long absence. Even more rewarding is being a part of that reunification. During this quarter of service I had the opportunity to take...
READ MORELutheran Family Services of Nebraska names Jannette Taylor as statewide administrator for Children Services
OMAHA, Neb. (January 13, 2016) – Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska (LFS) is pleased to announce its recent hire of Jannette Taylor to the position of statewide administrator of Children Services. A native of Omaha, Taylor...
READ MOREHarold’s Renewal
When Harold left prison, his first stop was at Lutheran Family Services (LFS) to attend his first appointment back in the RTA Adult Incest Offender Treatment Program. He didn’t even have a place to live...
READ MOREA Family Man
From the June 18, 2006 Council Bluffs Daily NonPareil. Reprinted with permission. By Kim Bousquet, Daily Nonpareil Staff Writer. Photo by Ben DeVries, Daily Nonpareil Staff Photographer. For Dennis Oden, watching the birth of his...
READ MOREDoing What’s Best for Jacqueline
Names have been changed to protect the confidentiality of those involved Jordan and Kent called LFS when Jordan was six months pregnant. The couple lived together with their three children. Both were working full time...
READ MOREThe Years Go By So Fast
Almost 23 years ago, this wonderful young man came into our lives at the age of 5 days, with the help of Lutheran Family Services. Thank you! He was a great kid (most of the...
READ MORE“This is the greatest place I have ever lived!”
“Mike” came to LFS last September when he was placed in a foster home after spending a month in an emergency youth shelter. Mike, who grew up in an adoptive home, did not experience many...
READ MOREJosie’s Decision
Josie stood in the hallway in disbelief. She immediately felt a knot in her stomach as she fixed her eyes upon the two blue lines staring back at her from her pregnancy test. As a...
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