Answers in Abundance
Elliott Anderson and his wife, Angie, struggled with infertility for 9 years before deciding to pursue adoption.
Elliott has written Answers in Abundance: A Miraculous Adoption Journey as Told from a Father’s Heart, a unique memoir of the infertility journey and adoption process from a man’s perspective.
Elliott and Angie’s story is a veritable roller coaster of emotion; after being chosen to 
adopt twin boys, they immediately got pregnant for the first time in 10 years!
This baby was born prematurely at 33 weeks and barely survived; but survive she did, making the Andersons a family of 5, with 3 babies under the age of 9 months!
Miracle of miracles, Angie got pregnant again, for a grand total of 4 children in a period of 2 years and 14 days!
According to the Andersons, life has been a whirlwind of love and chaos ever since!
Answers in Abundance: A Miraculous Adoption Journey as Told from a Father’s Heart chronicles the Anderson’s struggle with infertility with straightforward honesty.
Elliott shares their times of frustration and doubt during the couple’s years of infertility, as well as thoughts he wrestled with before ultimately pursuing adoption.
The Andersons had several compelling confirmations of an adoption connection: one that made me smile was a fortune (picture in the book) from the fortune cookie Elliott opened at the Chinese restaurant where he told Angie that I had signed us up for adoption preview night. The fortune read
“You will win success in whatever calling you adopt.”
There were other events along the way that told the Andersons that they were on the right path. Eventually, the twin boys whom they adopted were even born on the Anderson’s wedding anniversary - June 17th!
You can read some sample chapters at the Answers in Abundance website.
The Anderson kids are now 8, 8, 7, and 6, yet somehow, daddy Elliott Anderson finds the time to be a writer as well as serve as Senior Pastor of Elgin Evangelical Free Church in Elgin, Illinois.
Elliott Anderson has donated one copy of his book to an adoptive family, helping us to Celebrate Adoption at Mom Most Traveled!
Mom Most Traveled readers, you can also have a chance to WIN a copy of Answers in Abundance!
To enter, tell me in the comments about a time when you received a “sign”, or a “compelling confirmation” that helped you make a big decision in your life!
You can enter once per day, with an original comment each time.
One winner will be chosen at random.
This giveaway is open to US residents.
This giveaway will close on January 27, 12 midnight CST.
*Congrats to Julie!*
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17 January 2009, 4:00 pm
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17 January 2009, 8:40 pm
my deceased mother came to me in a dream all told me to marry the boy friend i had at the time. 39 years later i’m still a very happy wife
18 January 2009, 3:24 am
When I was looking at residencies I heard about a program at the last minute in my husband’s home town and took it as a sign that’s where we should move…we’ve been here ever since and loving it, even though it’s far away from my family
18 January 2009, 11:16 am
When I lost my last job, I knew I wasn’t supposed to be there. Thanks for the giveaway!
18 January 2009, 1:17 pm
The first time I looked at my son I knew I was meant to be a mom.
18 January 2009, 6:58 pm
I’ve never been sure of my direction.
18 January 2009, 7:21 pm
When I decided to finally have back surgery after waiting 6 years. Thanks!
19 January 2009, 12:14 am
I’ve asked for one when I couldn’t decide if my marriage was falling apart completely and I came home to my husband with another woman. Maybe coincedence, but I saw it as a sign.
19 January 2009, 4:55 am
After I was baptized….I got this desire…push to go back to a site I used to frequent with a friend. I did meet that friend again and now we are married. We were friends for a long time and it’s really something that still puzzles me to this day of that push to go back.
19 January 2009, 4:56 am
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19 January 2009, 2:15 pm
I met my husband on a cruise. We met up five times before he asked me to marry him. After the trip were he asked me, I came back to work to find out that the company had been sold and that I would be losing my job. Sure made it a lot easier to move across country.
19 January 2009, 6:36 pm
Count me in
21 January 2009, 3:05 am
My church had a sermon on adoption and I feel compelled to adopt at least one child. We’re going to look into in the next year. Thanks!
21 January 2009, 4:33 am
There were so many! The most recent (going with the topic of your blog) - when my 3 y.o. daughter touched my belly and said “Mommy - I wish you had a baby in there”, I was in tears, not because I WAS pregnant but because my husband and I have been trying for almost 2 years but to no avail - so with that, we made the decision to go through the motions of infertility specialists and move forward. With the miracles of science and our continuous prayers - I’m sure we’ll get there!
21 January 2009, 2:44 pm
When my husband and I were looking to buy a house I seen a listing for a piece of land which at the time I didn’t know we would have to drive by this property listing to see the house we were interested in. As we drove by the property I yelled at my husband to stop the car and I ran over to the property while he found somewhere to park the car. As I stood in the middle of the property it was like a make believe house just came down around me and I knew we had to have this property. It took almost 6 months to figure out a way to buy this property but we managed it. I never went to look at another house that day.
22 January 2009, 6:57 pm
I have always thoguht the Spirit leads us if we only stop and listen
23 January 2009, 12:12 am
Count me in - I want to win
23 January 2009, 4:19 am
When I met my husband, a feeling I have never had before came over me and I knew I woud marry him. We have had a happy marriage for 16 years. I will never forget that feeling.
23 January 2009, 1:03 pm
my “sign” was an invitation by some friends to join a bible study group they were forming. “the girls” have since become some of my closest friends.
23 January 2009, 8:47 pm
I don’t know that I’ve had any “signs.”
24 January 2009, 3:23 am
When I first saw my daughter (adopted thru foster care 2.5 years later).
24 January 2009, 3:25 am
The first time I saw my husband from “afar”, I knew he was the one.
24 January 2009, 5:11 am
Well, it was actually a wake up call. I was a very reckless teenager, I was getting into horrible things, and one day I was driving home from school, on my way to meet a guy who was just terrible for me., and a dog ran out and I swerved and hit a ditch and the car flipped 4 times. But I was ok. I just knew. It was a sign that I had to change.
24 January 2009, 7:40 pm
I needed another vehicle and I had no idea how to buy/haggle for a car. The neighbor came over one day and asked if I would like to buy his Blazer. I knew it was a good car and the only reason he could not keep it was it did not have enough seat belts for all his kids. It was just what I needed when I needed it.
24 January 2009, 11:44 pm
I knew when I was ready to get married when my now husband came to see me at work on one of our special days even though we had just had a fight - somehow something clicked and I knew he was the one. Thanks for the chance!
25 January 2009, 1:26 pm
We moved from Idaho to Tennessee to help my father with his failing business. We were driving to my step mom’s funeral when my husbands old boss called asking him to come back. We hated Tennessee so we took it as a sign that we were there when we were needed and that we could go home.
25 January 2009, 4:52 pm
26 January 2009, 2:49 am
Some friends set up me and my future husband to meet and right away I felt a sign that he was the one and we are now happily married.
26 January 2009, 5:47 am
11 years ago, we got a call asking if we would like “a brand new baby boy”. (We said yes!)
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26 January 2009, 5:53 pm
When we decided to adopt as well. After I decided against infertility treatment, my husband dreamed that we had a daughter and she was Chinese. (Now we do, and she is!)
26 January 2009, 10:36 pm
When I was younger, my grandmother looked at me when I came home and had forgotten to pick up the milk. That look was certainly a sign.
27 January 2009, 1:04 am
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27 January 2009, 3:34 am
When my two year old son died in 2006 there was a rainbow around the sun of every color and only those who attended his funeral seen the rainbow. It was so bright and was the promise of him being in the light with our heavenly father!
27 January 2009, 10:49 am
When we first got married we wanted a life of adventure and my husband decided to join the army. It was a different life then and a good decision for us. Thanks for having the wonderful giveaway.
27 January 2009, 2:23 pm
I never wore my seat belt untill I had an accident. I wasn’t hurt real bad but it woke me up and since then I were a seat belt every day.
27 January 2009, 4:27 pm
Reading my horoscope I read that I would meet someone and be married before the end of a year. It happened. Scary?
27 January 2009, 6:56 pm
My biggest fear was to say my wedding vows in front of everyone in church. When that time came I was as cool as a cucumber and did a great job. My husband is the best since that time on…. I guess there was a reason that I stayed calm.
27 January 2009, 7:47 pm
horrible pains in my right side and back sent me to the doctors which i hadnt been in 10 years today i had an ultrasound am still waiting for results
27 January 2009, 7:48 pm
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27 January 2009, 9:32 pm
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28 January 2009, 3:51 am
I dreamed that an angel came to visit me and told me that everything would be OK. And, the next day my zeyde (grandpa) died. We were very close, but I will always recall that angel’s sweetness which helped me remember that my zeyde would always be with me in spirit! : )))
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28 January 2009, 3:54 am
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28 January 2009, 5:28 am
I just knew I should adopt. It just felt right.
28 January 2009, 5:28 am
When making a big change in my life, I always pray for a sign. I have never got one but once in a while I feel a little nudge in a certain direction. I just wish that I could get some clearer signs.
28 January 2009, 5:28 am
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28 January 2009, 6:24 am
After my cat died I knew I needed a change in my life so I moved to another state.
28 January 2009, 6:26 am
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