I’m Giving My Daughter Space To Define Her Adoption
I cracked a joke, and as I walked from the table, I heard her mutter to her friends, “Good thing…
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I cracked a joke, and as I walked from the table, I heard her mutter to her friends, “Good thing…
Continue ReadingAfter spending most of their childhoods in foster care, Addy and her brother Dominick had never been to a birthday…
Continue ReadingHere we are at a new church. Surrounded, again, by people. No one really knows me. They might know my…
Continue ReadingDear sweet baby, One day I will tell you of the path we have taken to lead us to you.…
Continue ReadingTo the mama who carried her child for nine months and has raised her little one since the day they…
Continue ReadingInfertility was an invisible enemy to me for years. Invisible because no one could tell when I walked down the…
Continue ReadingI slammed my fist on the table and shouted words from my mouth as quickly as they entered my mind.…
Continue ReadingBirth mother, birth parent, first mother, biological mother—each woman prefers a certain terminology when sharing their adoption journey. Regardless, the…
Continue ReadingWe first found out about the possibility in early November. Usually, when our adoption agency shows our profile book, we…
Continue ReadingWe were her parents for 45 hours until they told us we couldn’t be. I (Rachel) don’t remember when I…
Continue ReadingWe've all been on the receiving end of nosy questions at some point in our lives. When these questions are…
Continue ReadingAfrican praise melodies were the thing that officially birthed adoption in my soul. Enchanted by the joyful rhythms crooned by…
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