Can you believe that after almost 6 1/2 years, 3 failed adoptions (2 after birth), an agency going bankrupt and 3 little foster boys in my house that we are now 5 weeks away from giving little man my last name?! Some days it feels like forever and other days it seems like yesterday since... Continue Reading →
It’s a Money Making Business
This past June, TIME wrote an article called "The Baby Brokers: Inside America’s Murky Private-Adoption Industry". I wish I could say I was surprised by it, but instead I kept finding myself saying "Yup! Uh-huh." The Utah agency mentioned in the article, yup, that's one of the many I was signed up with. Paying extra... Continue Reading →
Two Great Podcasts About Foster to Adopt
A friend told me about these two podcasts that her friends, Matty and Jillian, did regarding their foster to adopt journey. More stories like this need to be shared because there are so many misconceptions about the foster to adopt process. Matty and Jillian so accurately describe the pain, the ups and downs, and the... Continue Reading →
The Book List – It’s Worth a Read
I'm an avid reader and probably have too many books in my house, but there are worse things to collect...right? I thought I'd pull together some of the books that I have read (or purchased with the intent of reading) over the years that focus on adoption. Just writing out this list made me realize... Continue Reading →
Giving Your Child to Another
Before I started the adoption process, I thought that birth moms were teenagers, they accidentally got pregnant, they had no goals in life, were irresponsible, didn't care about their baby/babies and that adoption was the easy path for them. Having been on the adoption journey for 2 1/2 plus years, I now know that that... Continue Reading →