Adoptive Families, Questions you need to be asking.
As we were recently doing some spring cleaning around the office, we came across this book, Adopting in America: How to Adopt Within One Year. We also stumbled across Adopt … more »
Adoption in the midst of Covid-19
We are living in unprecedented times. Along with so many others around the state, country and world, we are navigating this uncharted territory one day at time. Fear and anxiety … more »
Looking back
2006 Sometimes, the adoption industry moves so fast that I feel dizzy. As a modern and ethical adoption agency, we strive to keep up with current needs from all parts … more »
Search and Reunion Three Part Series: Introduction
For many decades, adoptions were closed. Birth and adoptive families were not really given the option of an open adoption, or an open adoption beyond a basic simple “contract” of … more »
Sisters and Brothers
As an adoption professional with two children who joined my family through adoption, I would often try to get their perspective and views on things. On one such occasion, I … more »
Why Adoption?
Ever heard the expression “I can’t see the forest for the trees?” Sometimes working in the field of adoption, this expression comes to mind, and I start to feel a … more »
Unpredictability
Have you ever thought much about the expression “it’s time to rattle someone’s cage?” I have to confess, I hadn’t either. Then I came across the expression in the context … more »
Shame has no place in adoption.
Shame is hot right now. And by hot, I mean trending. Social worker/author/speaker Brene Brown has made shame a trending topic. From her TED talk to her Oprah featured best-sellers … more »