Moments of Sadness Brought Me Closer to My Child’s Birth Parents
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…
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…
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…
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…
We have a globe at our house with five thumbtacks sticking out of it: one protruding from Phoenix, another jabbed into the middle of Ohio, two stuck side by side…