BUILDING BONDS

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BLOG COMMUNITY AT FLOURISH ADOPTION MINISTRIES

Editor’s Note: This guest blog post was submitted by adoptive mother and adult adoptee, Christine Wernquist, who shares their journey in this second installment of a three-part series. With her gracious permission, we have the privilege to feature this beautiful piece with you. This is the second blog post of a three-part series. My prayer […]

Part II: Building Bonds

adoptive family navigating expectations in adoption and creating a bond with the expectant mother
mother and son

Editor’s Note: This guest blog post was submitted by adoptive mother, Cecily Conquest, who shares a vulnerable look into what they learned through their own experience pursuing adoption after infertility. With her gracious permission, we have the privilege to feature this truth-filled and encouraging piece with you. I will never forget the moment I heard […]

Even If He Does Not: Pursuing Adoption After Infertility

Editor’s Note: This guest blog post was submitted by hopeful adoptive mother, Roxanne Rich, who shares an honest look into what they have learned and are still discovering during their adoption journey. With her gracious permission, we have the privilege to feature this raw and transparent piece with you. Let’s be honest. The road to […]

Beyond Adoption… Why Are You Here?

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adoptive family

Editor’s Note: This guest blog post was submitted by adoptive mother, Heather Kaltenbach, who shares what they learned during their adoption journey. With her gracious permission, we have the privilege to feature this beautiful and encouraging piece with you. Like you, I think we all went into adoption for the first time scared, uncertain, uncomfortable, […]

Walking Hand In Hand With Adoption

Editor’s Note: This guest blog post was submitted by adoptive mother and adult adoptee, Christine Wernquist, who shares their journey in the first of a three-part series. With her gracious permission, we have the privilege to feature this beautiful piece with you. This is the first blog post of a three-part series. My prayer in […]

Part I: Beautifully Imperfect

adoptive family
walking path

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 […]

A Different Kind of Waiting

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 […]

Navigating the Fears of Open Adoption: A Journey of Love and Understanding

holding hands
shaded pathway

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 […]

Finding Purpose in Failure

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 […]

The Beauty of Open Adoption

mother and child
couple walking

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 […]

Our Adoption Journey: One Step Closer