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Making an adoption plan.

Ever since I started talking about adoption, people have been giving me all kinds of grief. The most common thing I hear is “how can you give up your baby?” Just because I’m considering an adoption plan, doesn’t mean I’m giving her up. It’s not like I’m throwing her up into the air and just … more »

The Wait

I don’t know about you but I am so tired of the saying, everything is different, or the new normal or post pandemic… you get my point.  Adoption is no different than any other industry.  Many adoption agencies across the United States are all feeling the same strain, many more prospective adoptive families and less women … more »

Adoptee Reunion

A baby named April 1999  An expectant mom called at the late stage of her pregnancy. She had a young child at home already and was feeling alone and had no support from her family to bring another baby into her apartment. She admitted she was struggling financially and always had to call around for … more »

Baby Box Alternative

Can I do an adoption and stay anonymous? Or should I use the Baby Box?  What happens to my baby if I use a Safe Haven Box? Most do not realize what happens when the box closes and locks. The woman who gives birth can walk away and know her baby is safe, and her baby will be attended to within … more »

What happens when a birth mom revokes her consent?

Oh man, this is such a hard question. There is a movement in the ethical adoption arena allowing women to revoke their consent after a week. This movement is based on the fact that many women are in crisis during the time leading up to delivering their baby. They may have kept the pregnancy a … more »

Roe vs. Wade overturned…

As a staff, we’ve been taking the time to process and have conversation about the overturning of Roe vs Wade. In our conversations, Amanda shared with us when she first learned about Roe. “I was born just 5 years after Roe vs Wade, my entire young life I assumed Roe was a woman that WANTED … more »

Pregnant and Cuffed

Can you place your baby for adoption while in jail?   I have been in many hospital rooms while the patient is shackled to her bed with a jail guard close by. “K’s” adoption plan was about to take place. When I walked in, she was cradling her baby as tears ran down her cheeks. She … more »

A Half Truth is a Whole Lie in Adoption

Do I have biological siblings?   Modern adoption has layers of emotion, grief, and beauty all mixed up. Adoption affects more than just the birth mom or the parents that adopt the baby. Society leads one to believe that once the papers are signed, everything and everyone is happy and goes on with their lives. The truth … more »

Reasons to Consider Adoption

There are many personal reasons why a woman would choose not to parent her baby.  None of them better or worse than another.  If you find yourself in a situation where you are considering adoption for your baby, you are not alone. Adoption has changed, pivoted, and began to be about the most important person in the triad-the adoptee. Research shows the children that grow … more »

Reasons to Work With an Adoption Agency

DO I NEED AN ADOPTION AGENCY  It wasn’t all that long ago that a woman considering adoption would grab the Yellow Pages, you know that big book everyone used to find a business listing. They would turn to the section “Abortion Alternatives”. They would see many different professionals they could contact via phone and get their answers and concerns voiced. They could feel how they were respected or … more »