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  • How Placing My Baby For Adoption With A Same Sex Couple Helped My Family Grow

    This guest post is by Mercy Verner, a birthmother. I made one of the hardest decisions of my life.  It started a little over a year ago.  I found out I was pregnant.  I stared at the test, as if it would change.  I realized that it was not going to change, and I immediately freaked out. I didn’t know what to do.  I knew I wasn’t ready.  I couldn’t take care of another human being.  At least, not in

  • Is Your Adoptive Parent Profile Ready To Go Online? 7 Ways To Tell

    Congrats! You’ve just finished your adoptive parent profile and you’re itching to post it online. Finally, a chance to get your our story out there where prospective birthparents will not only see it but — if all goes according to plan — they can also reach out and connect with you. So, besides doing the “Happy Dance,” is there anything else you need to do before hitting “Publish”?

  • Wishin` And Hopin` To Adopt A Baby This Year? What You Need To Know

    This is the time of the year when we all do a lot of wish’ and hopin’. Wishin’ and hopin’ to be more organized Wishin’ and hopin’ get to the gym more often Wishin’ and hopin’ to spend more time with family and friends And, of course, wishin’ and hopin’ to adopt a baby and become a parent. You probably do a lot of wishin’ and hopin’ the rest of the year. But not like now. This is when all

  • How Walking A Mile In A Birthmother’s Shoes Changed Me As An Adoptive Parent

    This guest post is by Rachel Garlinghouse, an adoptive mother and author Six years ago, my husband and I were waiting to adopt our first child. It was a long, torturous, uncertain fourteen months. The summer before our daughter was born, we took a vacation to celebrate the freedom of our childless-ness (by sitting oceanside reading adoption books and talking about baby names). We had seafood dinners at upscale restaurants (the ones that didn’t have kid menus, Crayon packets, or cups with lids), stayed

  • Why Finding Adoptive Parents To Adopt My Baby Was The Best Decision

    Growing up as a young girl in a religious family, Crystal says that having an unplanned pregnancy was the last thing on her mind. She remembers going to youth firesides and thinking “this could never happen to me. I’m going to wait for marriage.” But her life took a different turn when, at 26, she found herself unexpectedly pregnant. After considering all of her options, Crystal decided that finding adoptive parents to adopt her baby was the best decision. Now

  • Why Our Adoption Was Meant to Be

    This guest post is by Deanna Kahler, an adoptive mother and author. We’ve all heard the phrase “everything happens for a reason.” But when you’re waiting and longing to become a parent, it’s hard to imagine what that reason could be. Why is it so difficult for some women to get pregnant or carry a baby to term? Why is the adoption process so long and unpredictable? When will my child arrive? There seems no easy answer to any of these questions.

  • 12 Easy-To-Keep Resolutions To Help You Adopt A Baby This Year

    Now that the New Year is here, how are your resolutions coming along? New Year’s resolutions are a dime a dozen, but they sure are tons of fun: Easy to make, and easy to break, especially if you’re a prospective adoptive parent hoping to adopt a baby through open adoption. The problem is that most adopting parents focus on a general goal (“this year I want to adopt a baby”) rather than on the specific action they need to take

  • 3 Things Adopting Parents Can Do Now To Make This Year The Best One Ever

    New Year’s Eve is just hours away — are you ready? You’ve probably already made plans on how you’re going to ring it in — whether it be a quiet evening at home, getting together with family or friends, or going out for a night on the town. But what about the rest of the year? As an adopting parent, what are your plans? How do you intend to build your family through open adoption? How will you be reaching

  • The Best Gift You Can Give Yourself When You’re Waiting To Adopt

    The holidays are here, and that means it’s time to relax, take it easy and spend time with family and loved ones. Unless you’re waiting to adopt. In that case, this time of the year is anything but relaxing. It’s hard to take it easy when everywhere around you families are celebrating the season with their children, and you’re not. Makes you wonder what you’re missing out on and when will your turn ever come. At least that’s how I

  • Surviving A Domestic Adoption Scam: How To Move Forward

    This guest post is by Amy, a hopeful adoptive mother and blogger.  We really never thought it would happen to us. We were cautious.  We were careful.  We listened to our agency and followed all the “rules.” And yet it DID happen: We were scammed! We had dealt with a few probable scammers before — women who called us on our adoption line or emailed us for a few days with crazy stories or requests that sent red flags waving