Adoption

Adopting a new life
The dream and the reality
I can hear the wind before it reaches me. It comes through the pines and with it, the incredible scent. I step out of the trailer and open my arms wide to embrace the day as the sunlight peeks through the trees...Wait! The kids are looking at me expectantly. I'm not a camp host in Yellowstone. I pull myself out of the dream and ask who has an answer for the synonym. I'm a volunteer in my grandson's classroom. For a moment I forgot that I'm not the senior citizen, traveling through life. I'm ...

Grandchild Adoption and tips for raising grandchildren
Adopting our Grandson
We are grandparents who have adopted our grandson. Do you have any idea how hard it is to find information that help guide grandparents through this journey? Does anyone understand what grandparents give up to do this? Hopefully this will help one person. My grandson started Kindergarten 30 year to the date that I took my youngest son (his dad) to Kindergarten. Has it changed our lives? We no longer travel when we want. We are tied to the school schedule. Baseball rules our lives. It's the b...

Child Of My Heart, Audrey's Story (Volume Three)
A Promise Pending
The night I first brought Audrey home, I promised, if she were still with me when she was grown, I would try to find her mother for her. I have kept every promise I have ever made to this little girl, save this one. And now she is grown. Where do I begin? Come with me now as we discover the path to Audrey's biological siblings together.

A Guide To Adoption
All About Adoption
This page is sponsored by Forever Parents, a supportive community for adoptive & waiting parents since 2002. Adoption Blog Adoption Forums Adoption Shop Adopting a child can be a joyful and sometimes scary experience. There are several different ways to adopt a child and what may be right for one family, may not be right for another. What we all have in common though is the desire to become a parent. Visitors are encouraged to add to this page by sharing links to adoption blogs, profiles, ...

Child Of My Heart, Audrey's Story (Volume Two)
Truly, A Gift From God
I believe God led Audrey to me. Though she is not mine genetically, she has grown to become my child through experience, sacrifice, hard work and more love than I could have imagined. We have shared a lifetime in ten short years and now we are sharing in the telling of her story. She has read and approved every line which hasn't been easy but she wants her story told. As the story continues to unfold, I hope you, too, will fall in love with her, as I have. She deserves our understanding, our ...

International Adoption
Building your family through international adoption.
 If you are considering international adoption, congratulations on taking the best first step possible: Learning as much as you can about adoption, both as a legal process and a lifelong family commitment. It is my hope that this will be a helpful starting point for those interested in learning more about international adoption.  There is a ton of information out there that I've sifted through, and these sites that have been most helpful to me in my quest for information.  

Poem for My Troubled Adopted Daughter as She Turned 18
Sometimes An Adopted Child Will not Recognize Your Love
Sarah was such a child. She came into our lives as a foster child at the age of nine. She had been sexually abused by her father, and both she and her younger brother Jason (who was five) came to us from separate previous foster homes. We had met Jason first, since he was in a foster home next door. I had gotten to know him for about eight months before we were sure we wanted to adopt him. We knew he had an older sister and wanted to be with her again. Finally we did our home study, got our f...

Adoption Gifts
Personalized Gifts for Adoptive Parents and More
Ever have a hard time finding just the right message for your adopted child? Or maybe even finding the right card for the adoptive couple? Let this site take the search over for you. We specialize in adoption cards and gifts. All of our products are easily customized. I realize that there is a whole range of 'diverse families' out there, which is one of the reasons why our families are so special. So if you don't find your family makeup here, please just ask and I will get it for you pretty ...

Path to Acacia
Good friends of mine are beginning their journey to adopting a little girl from Ethiopia, Acacia. You may or may not know that adoption requires quite a bit of money for trips to the country, etc. They have put together a blog to keep family and friends updated, as well as created an Etsy store selling adorable handmade accessories. Please consider purchasing a small gift to help them along their journey. Thanks for visiting!

Adoption SquidAngel
What started out as a lens on Adoption has turned into much more.
What if you were given a week to be a SquidAngel and bless all the great lenses that deal with a specific topic? Well, that's what happened to me. What a great opportunity to learn more from the views of others. This is also a way to thank great lensmakers for sharing their experiences because this information helps those who have adopted, those who were adopted and those who are considering adoption. There are pros and cons with foster care but the exchange of information benefits all of us...