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Author Archives: Abby

Celebrity Single Moms/Adoptive Parents

Posted by Abby on March 15, 2012
These days, it seems like there’s always another celebrity who’s adopting. (Today it was Charlize Theron — congratulations!) We love this, and the light it shines on the adoption industry, so we were particularly excited to come across a feature in Babble about celebrity moms who adopted as single parents. Although many have gone on [...]

Top 5 Stories From Last Week

Posted by Abby on March 12, 2012
We come across so many more inspirational adoption stories each week than we’re ever able to properly share, so we’re going to start doing “Best Of” blog posts featuring some of the top adoption stories from the week before. Here’s our favorites for last week: Adoptive Families: “Living in Small Town.” A wonderful discussion forum for transracial families [...]

Photo Friday: Ariana

Posted by Abby on March 9, 2012
What could be a better end to Adoption Inspiration Week than Photo Friday? This week, we bring you the adorable Ariana. If you aren’t inspired by her energy and joie de vivre, then we don’t know what to tell you. She brings us so much joy! Have a wonderful weekend!

Adoption Inspiration: Comics

Posted by Abby on March 7, 2012
As we continue on into “Adoption Inspiration Week,” we’d like to share with you a few cartoons we really love. Who doesn’t love a good cartoon? Especially when it highlights the trials, tribulations, and poignant moments of adoption. From Dan Wasserman’s “Adoption Attitudes.” “Adopted: The Comic” And then here’s a whole link of really wonderful ones from Cartoonstock [...]

ADOPTION INSPIRATION WEEK

Posted by Abby on March 6, 2012
The best words of encouragement come from those who’ve been in your situation, and who have the benefit of hindsight (always 20/20) when sharing advice and support. This week, we’re declaring our own “Adoption Inspiration Week,” during which we’ll share a new poem, video, image or story to provide you with a little inspiration for when [...]

Photo Friday: Jackson

Posted by Abby on March 2, 2012
Happy Photo Friday from baby Jackson…look at all that hair! Have a great weekend, everyone!

How much privacy do you have online?

Posted by Abby on March 1, 2012
For families, the Internet can be both a blessing and a curse. It’s where we do the majority of the research for our adoption processes, it’s where we input our most private information, it’s a place we try to shield our children from. This is an adoption blog, but changes in privacy policies on the [...]

You should never give up

Posted by Abby on February 28, 2012
The other day I was talking with a friend about general adoption issues, and she brought up a mutual acquaintance of ours who had gotten pregnant, started an adoption plan and then, as it neared time for her to birth the baby, changed her mind and decided to keep the child. She was 25 when [...]

Our Favorite Adoption Quotes

Posted by Abby on February 23, 2012
We’re friends with a lot of really inspirational adoption organizations on Facebook, and many have all sorts of beautiful words of wisdom and poignant quotes to share. We’re so fond of the quotes that pass through our feed, that we decided to start compiling them to share with you all. Some speak directly to adoption, [...]

Photo Friday: Alice

Posted by Abby on February 16, 2012
Happy Photo Friday from Alice! Just six months old in a couple of days, she was born on 9.19.11. Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!