Michelle K Umbehauer: The challenges and joys of having an interracial family

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Michelle shares her story of adopting a child who is a different
race than her biological family. With authenticity and
compassion, she relates how much she didn’t know about raising a
black son before the adoption and how much she had to learn,
especially in the wake of racial tensions in 2020.

We talk about her growth as a person as she worked through
emotions of embarrassment, grief, and compassion and how she and
her family are embracing their new experiences, perspectives,
community, holidays, with their precious son and brother.

BIO: Michelle K Umbehauer studied Journalism at La Salle
University in Philadelphia. She soon opted to become a full-time
mom (x6), yet has never stopped with her love of writing. You can
find her work on Her View from Home and Moms in Prayer
International; she also wrote an encouraging book for moms of
many entitled, "Got Your Hands Full" and most recently, "The
Marriage Workbook" with her husband, Doug. 

Check out Michelle's books here:
Got Your Hands Full: What Strangers Say to Moms & Why You
Shouldn't Listen

The Marriage Workbook: Lessons in Love for the Committed
Couple



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