May 2012 Archives

Adoption Blogs

Be Bold or Go Home

An Ugly Conversation

Two weeks ago, my son, Gobez, adopted from Ethiopia, turned 10. His birthday happened to fall on an early release day from school, so we went out for a special…
- Posted by Sharon Van Epps to Be Bold or Go Home 11 months, 3 weeks ago | 7 Comments | Post a reply
A Thousand Words

A picture says a thousand words -- isn't that what they say? As you may have read in my previous blog post, Capturing My Son's Moments, I am something of…
- Posted by Maximilian's Mommy to Our Family Grows With Love 11 months, 4 weeks ago | 5 Comments | Post a reply
Respite Care and My First Week as a Foster Parent

My husband and I decided to open our home to foster children as we waited for an adoptive placement from the system. The first placement call that we got after…
- Posted by ForeverMommy to Fostering Love 1 year ago | 3 Comments | Post a reply
Contest: Where Were You When You Got “The Call”?

THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. Thank you to everyone who shared a family memory for a chance to win a "Roots of Love" pendant. Congratulations to the winner, AFC member…
- Posted by AFC Editors to Talk to AF 1 year ago | 93 Comments | Post a reply
Everyone Should Have a Betty

Betty is my mom. She's five-foot nothing, has the energy of a rocket, and is always up for a challenge, such as de-cluttering my basement, shredding several years' worth of…
- Posted by Barbara Herel to Improv Mom 1 year ago | 4 Comments | Post a reply
The Truth Be Told

When I adopted my twin daughters, Banana and Little Bit, domestically, we spent the first week of our life as a family in a hotel room in Delaware. I think…
- Posted by TracyRaz to Double Vision 1 year ago | 3 Comments | Post a reply
The Person I Wish I Knew

Isabel turned six this past January. Inevitably, my children's birth dates are days I spend thinking about S., the person who saw each of their first moments in this world…
- Posted by Gaby to Familia Means Family 1 year ago | 20 Comments | Post a reply