The scene sets up like this: an adoptive family sitting in a hotel room with their adopted baby waiting for a call clearing them to travel home. Birthmother still has time to revoke but, a positive outcome seems likely. The phone rings and it isn’t about clearing ICPC, it is the adoption coordinator with news […]
Read MoreThis event is in honor of all of the women in your life that you love like a “sister”! Erin Barfels, an adoptive mother, lost her sister Dana to cancer only 6 days after learning about her own diagnosis, Lymphoma. “Saturday for Sisters”, is a tribute to Dana and the relationship she and Erin shared. […]
Read MoreA big thank you to those who made it out to The Funny Bone last night in support of Erin and her WOY campaign. Erin is so very grateful that people care about finding a cure for blood cancers!
Read MoreAre you in need of some comic relief? Join us tomorrow night at the Funny Bone Comedy Club for a night of laughs for LLS. Billy Blank and special guests will be at the Funny Bone West Glen beginning at 7:30 pm to help raise money for LLS! $20 gets you an evening of laughs – all proceeds […]
Read MoreThe trend to adopt internationally has been hot since Angelina Jolie brought Maddox home from Cambodia 9 years ago. This trend keeps growing (in part, I believe, because of celebrities) even though restrictions keep changing and programs keep closing. The most recent news is out of Ethiopia. The Ministry of Women’s, Children’s and Youth Affairs […]
Read MoreI was talking to a friend this weekend who was adopted over 40 years ago. She knows nothing about her biological family, but is ready to “go there.” Her own children are old enough now that she feels she can protect them from (in her words) “bringing in any crazy” into their lives. I told […]
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