Submitted by Brandi. Read more of her experiences at Home, Hope and Future.
Today, one friend received her I71H (a very important gov’t form) and 2 received referrals. . .this got me to thinking about Dancing Days. . .
One bonus about adoption vs. pregnancy are the amount of “dancing days”. These are your milestone days. In [...]
Submitted by Brandi. Read more of her experiences at Living Freely.
On June 27, Donna (from Acres of Hope) posted a comment on the yahoogroup for AoH families saying, ” For any of you families who are waiting on kids. You might want to consider a boy (smile) we have been getting in quite a [...]
Submitted by Brandi. Read more of her experiences at Living Freely.
Our kids have been through pain. .this we know. . . .
Initially, we grieve this pain on an almost global basis. We grieve for “orphans” in general and the pain they endure. . . this causes us to ache and to pray, and often is [...]
Submitted by Brandi. Read more of her experiences at Home, Hope and Future.
Many people think adoption isn’t for them. . .because they can’t afford international adoption.
Have you checked THIS out? Heart Gallery is a ministry across the nation of photographers who take the time to beautifully capture images of children across the nation who are [...]
Submitted by Maggie in Pennsylvania.
(To read more about Maggie, visit her website Quixotically Chaotic.)
It’s been interesting getting the different opinions from the Grandmas in our life who were
involved in Hope’s (our daughter) very open adoption. My mother was scared to death that the birth mother (Jill) was going to come back for Hope (before and [...]
Today, Diana of Diana Rambles blogging fame shares with us some of her experience adopting her cutie-pie daughter from China!
Back in 2005 we decided to add to our family via adoption. We explored our options and ultimately decided to adopt from China. There are 2 adoption options with China. One is the traditional program where you send [...]
Submitted by Becca in AR (You can read more from Becca by visiting here.)
There is deep pain in knowing your joy is in the wake of someone else’s grief. We could have never learned that truth if not for adoption. And we will never forget it.
We got the call on February 28, telling us that we [...]
Submitted by Melissa in CO (to read more from Melissa, visit her site Full Circle)
“What in the world are we thinking???” I wonder this on a daily basis.
I have had my heart crushed throughout my life, why invite it?? A lot of times I tempt fate and bring it on myself. Naive? Not really, just [...]
Submitted by Jill from Modern Mommy Blog
Since most people who have not been touched by adoption are not familiar with adoption-friendly language I thought I would post a few pointers.
I know that for me before I became an adoptive mother I had no idea that saying certain things could be incorrect or hurtful.
So here we go…
-Family’s [...]
Submitted by Jill from Modern Mommy Blog
There is no other miracle in the world like the birth of a baby. I have always loved watching “a baby story” on TLC, even though I get quite queasy when the baby is born and have to cover my eyes for a bit, I still watch because it is [...]
