Adoptive Children Need to Trust–Earn that Trust
“You don’t trust me,” the boy was obviously distressed, but not distressed enough to stop eating fries from a generous serving. He appeared to be just headed into puberty and…
Angels to Help Us
Ask for angels to help you. If you believe in God or if you believe in angels, then you must believe that they would want to help you. We ask…
Our Littlest Baby Doing Well
Guest blog from Jess, an adoptive mother who has spent the last few weeks with her premature infant in the NICU unit.Scott and I talked about adoption being part of…
Birth Mother Crochets For Herself, Her Baby, and Etsy
Salena* has learned to surround herself with soft yarn.Weaving a blanket out of chunky cotton thread for her son soothed her and helped her overcome a near debilitating episode of…
Recent Placement–Stork Situation
Guest writer Paul C We came across Heart to Heart thanks to the adoption consultant we were working with within Florida (The Adoption Consultancy is the group's name). Ultimately, we…
When Not to Adopt!
Guest writer—An adopted teenager I’m adopted, and even though my parents were some of the best, I have over the years accumulated a list of things I think people should…
Two Brothers and Their BLM Battle Ends at Jamba Juice
“Recently I find myself the subject of accusatory glares.” “Stop wearing the ugly hat,” his brother replied. Brother 1 felt so strongly about his beliefs he uncharacteristically ignored the ugly hat…