Why did we choose to adopt? This was a question we got A LOT when we started telling people we were in the process of adopting a child. The question
A Very Foster Christmas and an Adoptive New Year
Joyful Noize Productions is putting together a show celebrating the foster/adoption community and YOU are the stars. They have an open call for story tellers who want to share their
Reconnecting with Our Daughter’s Foster Mom
A Tour Korea Story We walked into the small, overheated room and 11 years melted away. Our daughter’s foster mom looked at the 11 year old standing in front of
Discovering a Different Kind of Love through Open Adoption
“I decided to trust that a child was out there, waiting for us. Now, I whisper in his ears when we rock at night, ‘I’m so glad you’re here, but
Brothers in Spirit Become Brothers for Life
Jack and Benjamin saw themselves as brothers. Both entered the same Chinese orphanage as infants. Only nine months apart, they shared a room for 10 years. Despite being close, they maintained their
The Gap
Let me start off by saying that I deeply believe in family preservation and open adoption whenever and however possible. I think there would be far less of a need
Becoming a Bilingual Family
After a year-and-a-half of paperwork, Kip and Amy made their home in Ecuador for ten weeks while the adoption of their three children finalized. Throughout the entire adoption Kip and
Mother’s Day and the Streets of San Francisco: An Adoption Journey
The hostess seats us at a corner table overlooking the bay and bridge. All around us families gather to celebrate their mothers. Though we are just a party of four
Not Mom
As a preface, my son and I spoke and prayed over my sharing of this story. It is precious and beautiful and sensitive – meant to be kept in this
On That First Night (A thousand times yes)
I realize that I might often sound romantic. Not kissy-romcom romantic. Rather, that my words are idyllic, flowery, sentimental or suggesting an idealized view of reality. Adding color to the mundane with beautiful words and
