Whose Face Am I? Adoption, Identity, and the Music of Mon Rovîa
Whose Face Am I? Adoption, Identity, and the Music of Mon Rovîa Why We’re Sharing This Song about Adoption Identity If you haven’t heard Mon Rovîa’s sing click on this…
Ethical Adoption Agencies Protect Birth Mothers
Ethical Adoption Agencies Acknowledge Harm and Protect Birth Mothers Adoption Is Meaningful Work—and Deeply Complicated --We’re an adoption agency.--Not an unethical adoption agency.--It’s the most incredible work in the world.--It’s…
Open Adoption Story: Two Stories of Love Coming Together
An Open Adoption Story: Two Stories of Love Coming Together The day Jessica carried her newborn daughter into the Heart to Heart Adoptions office, she wasn’t just bringing a baby…
Placing a Baby for Adoption–Telling Grandma
Placing My Baby for Adoption--Telling Grandma Watching them carry her out, I remember telling her about placing my baby for adoption. The pallbearers lift the coffin, and my breath catches.…
Dear Birth Mom, As My Children Leave, I Love You More
Dear Birth Mother My words are weak. When I think of you, emotions well up inside me. Emotions that have no words.Emotions that are so intensely filled with gratitude and an…
My Birth Mother Was a Playboy Bunny
My Birth Mother Was a Playboy Bunny Adopted children often have high expectations of their birth parents. As a small child, Katie supposed "my birth mother was a princess," heir…
Patience Required For a Long Journey
“You have to listen to your heart and soul and trust God,” Cherrie said. “That child you cried about was meant to be with a different family. You have to…