Heather Pietras-Gladu
Christina Gochnauer
Kristina Frazier
If you are an expectant parent living in Virginia, you might already know the ins and outs of how adoption works in Virginia, but some of you may not, especially if your pregnancy was unplanned, you are a teenage birth...
Category - How to Adopt
Jenn Martin-Wright
Services Available at Adoption Agencies in Georgia
If you have decided to pursue adoption, figuring out where to start can be overwhelming and daunting. But if you are a resident within the state of Georgia, many wonderful organizations and agencies can help. Whether...
Feeling Lucky? The Real Luck in Adoption
If I got a penny for every time I heard how lucky my kids are to have me and my husband, I wouldn’t be wealthy (I don’t talk to that many people) but I could certainly afford to feed us all a nice dinner out. And the...
How Do I Help My Daughter Place Her Baby for Adoption?
At this time, my own daughters are still children. You need to know that I have not helped any of my own daughters place a child for adoption – but I have helped someone else’s daughter on this journey. It was a...
Jamie Giesbrecht
Why an Adoption-Aware Pediatrician Matters
As part of our own personal agency’s suggested to-dos before bringing our newly adopted child home, they suggested that we find a pediatrician and chat with them while we were waiting for court. Since we found a...
Unexpected Pregnancy Quotes
Finding out you are pregnant when it is unexpected can be quite a shock. Sometimes, a wonderful, blissful shock. Other times, a scary, terrifying shock. The truth is, no reaction to an unexpected pregnancy is right or...
Jennifer Kaldwell
Do All Expectant Parents Meet Adoptive Parents?
As you face an unexpected pregnancy, you may be aware of the endless, monumental decisions that lay in front of you. It may be overwhelming, but take your time as you come to the decisions that work best for you and the...
Hannah Jennings
Getting Over the Awkwardness: Adoption Matches
A few years ago, I signed up for online dating. I have been single for quite a while and in all reality, things don’t work like they used to. You most likely won’t meet your future spouse on the produce aisle at the...
Katie Reisor
Belonging Not To You, But With You
The biological family, child, and parents form the adoption triad. There is an attachment to the triad that can’t be denied. Love and loss are seen throughout in many different ways. The sense that there is long-term...
Unplanned Pregnancy Counselor
An unplanned pregnancy can be a frightening and struggling time for women of any age. You could be now facing an unexpected pregnancy and have no idea what to do or who to talk about it with. You need someone to trust...
Kandice Confer