Chosen Twice: Tammy Joy on Adoption, Identity, and Finding Beauty in Scars

Adoption stories, Christian identity, and healing from trauma take center stage as singer, speaker, and author Tammy Joy shares her powerful testimony of being born with a cleft lip and palate in the mountains of Guatemala and finding a forever family through adoption. Her journey—from near death to divine intervention, faith, and redemption—reveals how God transforms deep wounds into lasting purpose.

In this episode, Tammy reflects on her memoir Beautifully Scarred, her faith-filled adoption story, and how being “chosen twice” shaped her understanding of identity, belonging, and God’s relentless love.

Highlights

• Tammy Joy’s miraculous survival after being born with a cleft lip and palate in Guatemala

• The divine intervention that led her from the mountains to an orphanage

• Being adopted into a loving family and navigating identity as an adoptee

• What it means to be “chosen twice”—by God and by family

• How faith reframed pain, scars, and unanswered questions

• Why adoption is both beautiful and layered

• The heart behind her book Beautifully Scarred

• Tammy’s vision for the story to become a film

• How Scripture, especially Psalm 139, shaped her healing journey

• The purpose behind her 5-day YouVersion devotional

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Resources & Links

• 📘 Beautifully Scarred — Tammy Joy

• 📖 Psalm 139:13–18

• 📱 Beautifully Scarred 5-Day Devotional on YouVersion

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