Many couples without biological children have chosen adoption as a way to build their families. We had the pleasure of walking with Ty and Rachel through the arduous journey of adopting internationally. Their oldest daughter and middle son had their beginnings in one...
Today I get to share a post written by one of our adoptive moms back in 2013, over two years after she and her husband brought home their son from Ethiopia. Haley Ballast has a gift of crafting words to beautifully express what’s in her heart. In this post, she...
by Kayla North I don’t consider myself a lazy person. I am up early, I rarely sit down, and I always have a to-do list a mile long. I mean who has time to be lazy when you are a parent? Yet I find myself parenting lazy. I find myself saying ‘no’ to my kids out of...
Every adoptive parent is likely to have a friend who has also adopted or a book like ‘The Connected Child’ that they often refer to when confronting behaviors or reactions in their adopted children… a sort of toolbox of resources. These resources are critical in...
You are adopting a child from another country… You have been focused on forms, signatures, notaries, fund-raising. You have stared at pictures of the child who will be your son or daughter, praying for him or her daily. You have waited and...
When you’re in the thick of the adoption paperchase or while you’re in the what-seems-like-forever wait time to bring your child home, it’s almost inconceivable to think very seriously about some of the issues you may face once you’re all at...
