Don’t Be An Irrational Adoptive Parent!!
“Adoptive parents are illogical.” Jan had agreed to answer questions at an adoption conference. She represented adults adopted as an infant. Everyone in the room listened as the animated 30-year-old…
Give Up My Baby–No! Place Your Child.
You may have reasons to have considered “giving up my baby.” We HATE the phrase, “give up my baby.” Giving up sounds like defeat. Giving up a baby sounds like…
They Didn’t Hear They Were the Parents
Cellphone service was unreliable. Occasionally there would be dead air as the service dropped, and then the sounds returned, the conversation continuing. Charleen and her husband had been connected with…
Miracles for the Brothers
Spring break for the three boys, ages 11, 9, and 6, was going to include National Parks in Southern Utah. This was a trip the family had planned long before…
Surprise Call Informed Alison She Was a Mom
Two Heart to Heart employees were on the line when Alison picked up her phone. There is a little boy in the NICU needing a family, was the explanation Darla…
Tyler Got Ready Then the Reality Hit Hard
"My mind couldn't really process what was going on," Tyler said. "I was cataloging everything in my head that needed to be done before we could leave." Tyler owns a…
After a Failed Adoption, They Took a Baby Home Forever
"We get to bring him home forever?" The three-year-old kept asking. She was delighted with the prospect of bringing a baby brother home "forever." Eight months earlier, the young girl…