Listen to Your Mother
There’s a little storytelling showcase that is gaining a lot of national attention—it’s called Listen to Your Mother (LTYM). I’m happy to be part of it and would be extra…
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Adoption Journeys
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Father’s Day Guest Post “My First Year as a Dad Through Adoption”
As Father’s Day approached, I asked my husband if he would contribute a post to my blog, sharing his perspective on the adoption process and fatherhood. Here are his thoughts:…
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My Advice on Surviving the Wait
From my experience with the adoption process as an adoptive mother, I think it’s important to realize that each family’s process and journey is uniquely their own. The process has…
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From Old Eggs to Older Mom
“Promise me, Barbara, you’re not going to wait until you’re 43 to begin trying,” my gynecologist pleaded. Well, I made us both proud by conceiving easily when I was 41.…
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So, Have You Heard Anything Yet?
We have only officially been in the books for 6 weeks and it seems like, each time I'm with someone I only see about once a week or so, I'm…
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Preparing for a Disruption During the Revocation Period
We are just days away from going "in the books.” What an exciting step! It also marks the last part of the adoption process over which we have control. Now…
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Making My Profession Personal
I’m excited to be joining the ranks of the AdoptiveFamiliesCircle bloggers, as I regularly read the blogs and gain so much valuable insight from all the different perspectives. I wanted…
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Adoption - My View Five Years Into the Journey
As Ethiopia contemplates more big changes to its intercountry adoption program, employees of an adoption agency were recently indicted, and we plan another family trip back, I found myself reflecting…
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Daddy Magic
The father-daughter relationship is breathtaking to behold. There's nothing like seeing my husband, Tony, and our three-year-old daughter, Beth, deep in discussion about the finer points of bubble blowing or…
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Our Busy Wait to Adopt from Foster Care
My husband and I began our journey to adoption more than five years ago. What started as casual conversations about growing our family turned into researching options for becoming adoptive…
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