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Destiny and Magic
My best friend just found out this past weekend that her son’s parents are finalizing his adoption today. Though she’s happy that her son is where he is, she’s understandably sad about the occasion...
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An Orphan?
I was having a discussion earlier with my friend Bonnie. She’s a parent through International Adoption and an advocate for ethical adoption practices. Obviously I’m not a parent through International...
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Buying Babies
The other day an adoptive mom who follows my blog emailed me the link to a post on adoption.com. In brief a mother was working with an agency when she thinking of relinquishing her baby. She took some...
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To Everything a Season
Today is December 7, 2012. It’s the 71st anniversary of the unmitigated attack by Japanese forces on Pearl Harbor. I was thinking about this anniversary and the song, “Turn, Turn, Turn” by the Byrds...
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Why Don’t You Just Adopt?
I know that question grates on so many ears of people that are struggling with infertility. The people that say that mean well. However, they not only accomplish making a person feel worse about their...
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Expecting?
I ran into something today that I cannot get out of my head. I asked a few of my friends on Twitter about it and they seemed to feel the same way I felt about it so at least I’m not alone in feeling...
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The Pros and Cons?
One of my dearest friends sent me the link to a post this morning. I read it once and then I had to read it again. At first it seemed like a blog post about the benefits of open adoption. But then I...
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An Open Letter to a Hopeful Adoptive Parent
Yes, this is a particular hopeful adoptive parent, not all hopeful adoptive parents in general. This is the message I wrote to the woman whose blog I referenced in my post the other day. After finding...
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Christian Adoption Consultants
A dear friend shared the following picture on her Facebook wall yesterday morning: This immediately caught my attention, so I found Christian Adoption Consultants on the web. I wish to be clear. I did...
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AdoptionsFirst: Yet Another Non-Ethical Facilitator
I’m a member of Open Adoption Advocates on Google+. It’s a wonderful group comprised of many people interested in the effects of openness and closed adoptions on the parties involved, but most...
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