Actress Jen Lilley, known for her roles in romantic comedies, has extended her passion for happy endings to real life by supporting foster care children.
Alongside her husband, she has two biological daughters and has adopted two boys from foster care.
This experience has deepened her understanding of love and faith, leading her to advocate for foster care children. (Trending: Epstein’s Brother Finally Breaks His Silence)
Hallmark Channel's Jen Lilley Celebrates Adoption of Son Jeffrey, 2, After 846 Days in Foster Care https://t.co/DaBiTbxf7D
— Jen Lilley (@jen_lilley) November 5, 2020
“I don’t look at my boys any different than I look at my girls. I forget that I didn’t carry them in my body,” said Lilley. “So, it’s really taught me about how, when Jesus says we’re ‘grafted in,’ how greatly he means that. We are grafted in, and we are heirs … with Jesus, with the Jewish people,” she continued.
“So that’s what it’s taught me is that God loves us the same and that’s really humbling and astounding in every way,” added the actress.
“I would … just sit in my hotel room — often, when I was shooting is the only time I would get to read it — and I would just cry and just pray all day, like, ‘God, please make me like this man,’” she said about adoption advocate Charles Page.
Lilley said, foster care children “have found themselves in a horrible system that’s completely broken because of somebody else’s choice, because of a choice somebody else made. And so I’m really passionate about that.”
Lilley called herself “a Christian who is coming to faith in Messiah.”
“I often read the Bible thinking these are God’s chosen people and I’m just the adopted kid, and I know God loves me but, like, he loves me less. And that is not true,” explained the actress.
“Happy #NationalAdoptionDay! I love these boys and making their dreams come true! They’re the best brothers our girls could ask for. We love you forever and always!!! My heart swells each day from all these kiddos!! And welcome to our new puppy!!(Kayden’s prayers availed much!),” wrote Lilley.
Growing up in a home that welcomed those in need and being inspired by an adoption advocate’s book, she has become dedicated to helping children in foster care.
She also spoke about her faith journey and her love for her family, expressing her commitment on National Adoption Day.
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