Happy Monday! We hope all you mothers and birth mothers out there had a blessed Birth Mother’s and Mother’s Day. You deserve it. And for all those for whom Mother’s Day this year came as a challenge, you were deep in our hearts, thoughts and prayers. We recognize that it is not an easy day […]
Read MoreHappy Friday, everyone! We hope you have a wonderful, wonderful weekend planned, including a perfect Mother’s Day, and that no matter who you are, or how you’re celebrating, the day brings you as much joy as possible. If you didn’t catch it on our blog yesterday, here’s an open letter we wrote to the dear […]
Read MoreTo all you mothers out there – birth mothers, in-the-middle-of-the-process adoptive mothers, adoptive mothers with children, foster mothers, surrogate mothers, and biological mothers: You are brave, powerful women. As we come upon Mother’s Day and Birth Mother’s Day, we fully recognize that despite marketing campaigns, and all of the flowers sent, and breakfast-in-bed recipe ideas […]
Read MoreWhat you may not know is that in the adoption industry, we celebrate two Mother’s Days. The traditional one on Sunday, and then Birth Mother’s Day, always the Saturday before Mother’s Day. For all the mothers who have made the brave, courageous, selfless choice to place their child for adoption, this is a day in […]
Read MoreHappy Photo Friday from Francesca! Challenge for the weekend: be someone’s umbrella. You never know who’s going to need one, but we all know that it means the world.
Read MoreThis is an incredible lecture that is so important to watch for anyone involved with or affected by adoption. This man explains correlations between adoption and trauma, the psychology of attachment and how that can affect a baby at birth and through the adoption process. Although it does get a bit more scientific and psychological, […]
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