Reflections on My Daughter’s Second Birthday
Today is a special day. Our daughter, R, is turning two. Today has also brought with it a lot of reflection. Not a day goes by when I don’t think…
Today is a special day. Our daughter, R, is turning two. Today has also brought with it a lot of reflection. Not a day goes by when I don’t think…
Elijah Thomas was adopted at three months old and grew up in a closed adoption. When he was 18, he met his birth mother for the first time. When he…
The world of adoption is filled with the voices of adoptive parents, and less so with adoptees’ and birth parents’ perspectives. Because of this, it is common to hear about…
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:…
As a prospective adoptive parent who has received “The Call” and is on the way to the hospital to meet a baby who may end up becoming a part of…
“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.…
During the adoption process, most prospective adoptive families feel as though they are on a rollercoaster of emotions, with lots of ups and downs along the way. One moment there…
Important Note: I find writing therapeutic. So, when we found ourselves in the throes of what looked to be a disruption and I had trouble smiling, speaking, or praying, I…
To recap part one of our story… Got “the call” yesterday at 3:40 p.m. – CHECK Ran around to stores collecting what we needed – CHECK Woke up at 5:30am,…
We submitted our profile to our agency and officially became a waiting family in mid-March. Our agency has a high percentage (around 50 percent) of emergency placements—when the agency is…