Adoption! What a blessing. What an exhausting mess of emotions. What a gift. What a giant ball of stress. It is amazing how one thing can elicit such a diverse range of feelings, isn’t it? When you first approach the idea of adoption, it can be hard to level your expectations. Our initial dreams of […]
Read MoreHello there! Can you believe September is almost over? We absolutely cannot. Let’s read some fabulous articles from around the internet to take our minds off things, eh? Here are the ones that caught our eye this week…we hope you enjoy! See you Monday :). Are you struggling to get your child into an evening […]
Read MoreThere is no question that adoption has changed our lives forever. Far before we founded Abby’s One True Gift. Not just through the expansion of our family, which grew by two beautiful children, but in our mission and purpose, which evolved to encompass helping others find their forever family, or gain support and stability in […]
Read MoreHappy Weekend! As always here are some of our favorite adoption and parenting reads of the week…enjoy! Have we turned childhood into a period of resume-building? What would happen if we brought the focus back to play? 12 things you should know before adopting a child. “The child is the only person in the adoption […]
Read MoreWhen you are a waiting adoptive parent, talking with a prospective birth mother is a challenging, scary thing. It is impossible to know what she wants to hear, and what she is looking for. The only thing you really have is your authenticity. She is choosing someone to parent her child for the rest of […]
Read MoreHappy Sunday! Did you have a nice weekend? We hope so. Looking for something interesting to read? We’ve got you covered. Enjoy 🙂 “Why we’re not holding back anything in our adoption profile.” “When my husband, Tony, and I went through the homestudy process, we were asked a series of questions to determine our suitability […]
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