I recently learned, via Facebook of course, that a couple I know just received a referral for an 8 month old boy from South Korea. Like many couples trying to adopt internationally, they have struggled for years (and I mean years) in their attempts. It will now be another 10-12 months before their son is […]
Read MoreOur daily mission is to help birthmothers and adoptive families with adoption. We don’t receive state subsidies and we are not a “faith-based” agency and we don’t get into politics. Not quite the situation with our neighbor, Illinois. Three dioceses of Catholic Charities in Illinois, decided to close their doors at the onset of the […]
Read MoreAhhh…the power of the internet…we love it, we can’t live without it, but it can be a very scary thing especially for hopeful adoptive parents. Three people in Oklahoma have been arrested for an alleged adoption scam. A fourth person involved has yet to be arrested. This is yet another case in a string of […]
Read MoreI recently bumped into one of our adoptive moms. She divulged that she and her husband, obviously the adoptive dad, were divorcing. News of a divorce is never fun to hear, but pretty common in our day and age. The knowledge that one of our adoptive couples is divorcing felt really personal. For sure, this […]
Read MoreWe recently, much to the delight of the adoptive family, had a birth mother change her mind. She didn’t change her mind about placing her child with this family, she changed her adoption plan. In her original “plan” she wanted minimal contact with the adoptive family she chose. The family obliged as they were unsure […]
Read MoreOne of the fears faced by families who adopt domestically is potentially becoming that of those who have adopted internationally – birth mom wanting her baby back. Chinese officials have begun investigating questionable adoptions of several Chinese children by family planning officials dating from 2000-2005. We all know China has a one-child policy in order […]
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