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I took the time recently to reread some of the things I’ve written here over the last two years, and discovered some things about myself that I guess I didn’t know. If you’ve been reading us for a while, then you probably have already figured it out. I’m a little bit sappy. Sentimental. Emotional. I talk [...] Adoption has a lot of paperwork. A LOT. Every part of the process – the application, matching, placement, health and genetic history, post adoption reports, finalizing and getting proper documents, and communication with the birth family just to name a few. I consider myself to be a fairly organized person and I struggled with keeping [...] by Frank Garrott Each year thousands of people in the U.S. recognize and celebrate the creation of “forever families” on National Adoption Day. While adoption has existed for nearly as long as the human race, even today many longstanding myths and misconceptions about adoption linger. As we marked National Adoption Day on Nov. 19, here are [...] Monday after a holiday weekend is always a little rough, isn’t it? I thought I’d start the week off sharing this successful program from the Dave Thomas foundation. They have a special program called “Wendy’s Wonderful Kids” for children who were previously considered “unadoptable.” These kids are sometimes older, or have emotional challenges. The theory [...] Today we have another guest post from Sara. If you missed her adoption story earlier this month, I recommend you check it out. Today she’s sharing with us how she’s handled talking with her children about adoption. Thank you Sara for sharing again on adoptingmamas! ———————————— When we began the adoption process we gave a lot of [...] A great way to explain and remind your child about adoption is through the use of books. There are lots of adoption books out there, and there have been a few times I’ve searched on amazon.com and just couldn’t decide what would be “right” for our family. I reached out to my adoptive mom friends [...] I’m spending a lot of time telling myself that talking to Noah about adoption is a work in progress. It’s not about a moment, or a specific destination in his understanding – it’s going to be a lifelong journey and he gets to take the lead. We are firm believers that his adoption is something we [...] |
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