BUILDING BONDS

Editor’s Note: This guest blog post was submitted by adoptive father, Joseph Tanner, who wrote it during their adoption journey for his blog, Consulting & Counseling. With his gracious permission, we have the privilege to feature this honest, relatable piece on our own blog. We hope you find his words helpful and encouraging. Melicia and […]

Embarking on the path of adoption can be both exhilarating and daunting. Among the various adoption options, open adoption has gained popularity in recent years, offering a unique opportunity for birth parents, adoptive parents, and children to maintain connections and nurture ongoing relationships. Since 2017, when our agency added a new application requirement for all […]

Editor’s Note: This guest blog post was submitted by adoptive mother, Tonya Taylor, who shares part of their adoption story. With her gracious permission, we have the privilege to feature this piece with you. When we first started our adoption journey, we just knew we were “prepared” for parenthood!! I had been a nanny for […]

Editor’s Note: This guest blog post was submitted by adoptive mother, Emily Monson, who shares what they learned during their adoption journey. With her gracious permission, we have the privilege to feature this helpful piece with you. We began our adoption journey a little more than six months ago, when our biological son Moses was […]

Editor’s Note: This guest blog post was submitted by adoptive mother, Amy Bagwell, who shares what they learned during their adoption journey. With her gracious permission, we have the privilege to feature this helpful piece with you. My husband, Charlie, and I are in the “waiting to be matched” phase of adoption after trying to […]

Editor’s Note: This guest blog post was submitted by adoptive mother, Beth Hardy, who shares what they learned during their adoption journey. With her gracious permission, we have the privilege to feature this encouraging, transparent piece with you. “I’m not telling you it’s going to be easy.  I’m telling you it’s going to be worth […]

Editor’s Note: This guest blog post was submitted by adoptive mother, Becka Hall, who shares what they learned during their adoption journey. With her gracious permission, we have the privilege to feature this helpful piece with you. Can we talk about open adoption for a few minutes? More often than not, when I mention to […]

Editor’s Note: This guest blog post was submitted by adoptive mother, Beth Hardy, who shares some of their adoption story. With her gracious permission, we have the privilege to feature this honest and encouraging piece with you. Our adoption journey started as many others do.  A year of trying to get pregnant, a visit to […]