Families who are considering adoption have so many questions about the adoption process. Most of the logistics–while complex in action–are relatively simple to communicate. One of the more nuanced questions that families face is what does it feel like to...
Like so many adoptive families, you may have struggled or are currently struggling with infertility. How do you know when it’s time to quit fertility treatments and make the decision to adopt? When will you be ready? The common consensus is that you’ll never “know”...
Everyone has been in the uncomfortable position of not understanding someone’s circumstances and saying the exact wrong thing. Talking to a friend who has lost a parent or a coworker who is going through a divorce is difficult when you haven’t encountered these...
We love featuring inspirational videos about families’ adoption journeys. This week we’re featuring the Peterson Family’s adoption story, a family of four children and two parents who are passionate about growing their family through adoption. ...
This week we’re excited to feature Crystal Nichols’ adoption story on bonding with her children. Read the excerpt below, then visit Joy in the Journey to enjoy the rest of the story about her family. We are nearly six years into the in writing of our...
We like to take the time to reflect on inspiring adoption stories, especially when we get so accustomed to hearing bad news each time we turn on the TV or open up the newspaper. The past few weeks, we’ve seen some stories that are wonderfully inspiring. Iowa...
Adoption can be a stressful and uncertain journey, filled with doubt and sudden bumps in the road along the way. For fourteen-year old Ke’onte Cook from Plano, Texas, the journey to find his adoptive parents, Carol and Scott Cook, wouldn’t have been...
Sometimes, you come across something that is so great and wonderful that you want to share it with everyone you know. This video is one of those things. A few years ago, Ben and Renee Welstead, a couple from Nebraska, adopted their daughters, Cora and Ruby, through...
For most couples, infertility is the reason why they turn to adoption to build their family. However, before a family makes the jump from infertility into adoption, it is extremely important that they have properly grieved their infertility and said good-bye to...
