“By choice, we have become a family, first in our hearts, and finally in breath and being. Great expectations are good; great experiences are better." -Richard Fischer, Adoptive parent
Each November child welfare organizations sponsor National Adoption awareness activities across the country....
“Good afternoon Mrs. Archangel, we are wondering if you and your wife would be willing to care for a 4 month old African American male.”
On an unpredictable November afternoon is when we received a call that would inevitably...
My daughter doesn’t talk very much about the fact that she was adopted at birth.
OK. She’s 12, so she doesn’t talk much about anything really. I have to play 20 Questions with her every day just to find out...
At 25, I became the mother to a beautiful, healthy, perfect baby girl. Feeling the warmth radiate from her body, inhaling that intoxicating new baby smell, coming to grips with the knowledge that somehow I had created this perfect,...
Merriam Webster’s definition for adoption is “the act or process of adopting a child; the act or process of beginning to use something new or different; the act or process of giving official acceptance or approval to something.”
During my...
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Ever since I was a young girl, I knew that one day I would adopt a child.
That desire was never far from my heart. When I met my husband-to-be Brian in November of 1994, I asked him on our...
“I am a teacher, of course I do not want my own children. After all, I have over 70 children and I get the weekends off.” How many times have I told myself that ... or “Why can’t I...
“Where do babies come from?” is a question that triggers anxiety for many parents. While we all know the answer to this, there is no 100% fool-proof way to answer that question for your children. When you think about...
So, you want to have a baby. You try and for whatever million reasons it doesn’t work. But, you aren’t done yet ... you still want a baby. You think to yourself – what’s next? What are my options?...
Children who suffer from trauma. Children who are neglected. Children who are abused. Children who need love, Children who need stability. Children who need attachment. Sadly, the overwhelming number of children in foster care outnumbers the number of available...
When you are 22 years old, fresh out of college and starting your new "adult" life, the last thing you want to hear from your doctor is "if you don't have a baby now, you probably won't have one...
November is not only National Adoption Month, but also Family Caregivers Month. This is recognition of one woman who should be celebrated this month for both.
Very rarely do you meet extraordinary people. Let me tell you about Karen.
When I...
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