Jennifer Autry
Sarah Beth Britton
Hailey Ashcraft
It’s early January in 2019 and my husband and I are sitting in a small breakfast cafe in a tiny town in Washington state. We don’t live here but have spent the past week sharing a twin bed and an air mattress in the...
Category - Open Adoption
Bayley Enright
5 Goals for a Prospective Adoptive Parent
Being a prospective adoptive parent can be a very challenging role to step into. Prospective adoptive parents are full of love and want to share that love with a child. Many prospective adoptive parents have struggled...
Remembering the Father in Adoption
When my son’s birth mother, J, first contacted us about adopting her child, she was unsure about what the expectant father, S, was thinking and feeling. She had told him her plan to place their son for adoption and she...
Alicia Nelson
Post-Placement: Life After I Adopt My Baby
If you are a hopeful adoptive family, dutifully filling out forms and completing home studies, you are probably thinking, and often, “I can’t wait until I adopt my baby!” Or a toddler or an older child. You have...
Jamie Giesbrecht
Open Adoptions
Having an unplanned pregnancy can be one of the most frightening events in your life. Perhaps you are struggling with the decision of whether to keep and raise your own child or to place your child in a loving adoptive...
Derek Williams
3 Open Adoption Stories
As you’re on the path to choosing what your adoption plan will look like, one of the things that will be brought up is what kind of adoption you’d like. Did you know that there are different kinds of adoptions out there...
Emily Perez
Adopting a Child in Missouri: 12 Things You Should Know About
From the moment you decide to make adoption part of your story, your life changed. Learn more about adopting a child in Missouri and what the adoption process entails by continuing to read this article. The adoption...
Samantha Flores
2 Perspectives of Adopting a Child in Arizona
If you are interested in adopting a child in Arizona or are considering placing your child for adoption or adopting a child in Arizona, I am going to walk you through the process from both perspectives. For the...
Michelle Donner
5 Things to Know About Adopting a Child in Georgia
You may have found yourself researching adoption options as you face an unplanned pregnancy or in a difficult circumstance in regards to parenting your baby. You may feel confident about your decision to place your...
Jennifer Mellon
10 Things You Need to Know When Adopting a Baby in the U.S.
When looking at adopting a baby from the United States, there are many factors that potential adoptive parents need to consider. Sometimes, it can be tough to even know where to start, especially if this is your first...
Morgan Bailee Boggess