Nov 24, 2015 | Adoption with Other Children in the Family, Gay Adoption, National Adoption Awareness Month, Personal Adoption Stories, Transracial Adoption
During National Adoption Awareness Month, I will introduce you to numerous guest bloggers, highlighting many parts of the adoption journey. I’m so excited that Karla has chosen to share part of her story with us as my guest blogger. Our kids were in the same day...
Nov 10, 2015 | Adoption with Other Children in the Family, Infertility, National Adoption Awareness Month, Personal Adoption Stories, Transracial Adoption
During National Adoption Awareness Month, I will introduce you to numerous guest bloggers, highlighting many parts of the adoption journey. I have known Kelly and her husband for years, having gone to high school together. I had the honor of working with them to...
Jul 9, 2015 | Personal Adoption Stories, Transracial Adoption
The social media community in the adoption world can be truly amazing. That’s how I met Marcy McKay…online! What a wonderfully kind woman she is. She responded to one of my posts and we haven’t stopped the conversation. So, I asked her if she’d like...
Apr 8, 2015 | Preparing Mentally & Emotionally, Transracial Adoption
Interracial adoption (also referred to as transracial adoption) refers to the act of placing a child of one racial or ethnic group with adoptive parents of another racial or ethnic group (Wikipedia). Based on the 2007 national survey of adoptive parents, conducted by...
Aug 23, 2014 | Adoption Resources, Transracial Adoption
Thank you, Michelle Hughes, transracial adoption guru and adoption attorney, for contributing as my guest blogger. Part 1 received such a great response that I know you will get as much, if not more, out of tips #6-11. BUT, since you really do need all of them, you...
Aug 9, 2014 | Adoption Resources, Transracial Adoption
The excitement when one decides to parent quickly involves the realization of the numerous decisions that need to be made in the adoption process, including if one is willing to adopt across racial lines. For some potential adoptive parents, it is the first time...