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REFLECTIONS FOR THE NEW YEAR
Adoptee Perspective One thing I often say about my parents is this: they did the best they could with what they had. They raised me during a time when adoption education wasn’t really part of the conversation. Terms like ambiguous loss or disenfranchised grief weren’t...
How Love in Adoption Can Empower Birth Mothers
Adoption often begins at a crossroads where an expectant mother is carrying more than most people can see. Many are navigating crisis, trauma, financial strain, or isolation. These experiences can distort how a woman sees herself, her worth, and her future. But when...
The One When Love is in Reunion
ReunionIt’s the word I both prayed for and feared.The quiet hope tucked inside my chest for years, waiting for the right moment to breathe. No one really prepares you for what it feels like when the faces that once lived only in your imagination suddenly become real,...
Finding Mary: My Journey of Reunion and Redemption
November is National Adoption Awareness Month, and this year it feels especially meaningful to me. I’ve always known I was adopted — it was never something my parents hid or avoided talking about. I grew up in a loving home where adoption was simply a part of my...
Love in Reunion
From the time they place their child for adoption, many birth parents dream of reunion. The idea of reestablishing contact or developing a relationship with their child independent of the adoptive parents, whether it takes place years or decades later, can evoke a...
When Love Pivots: Standing in the Grey
Who doesn’t love a good Friends reference? I can still hear Ross yelling “PIVOT!” at Rachel as they struggle to wedge the oversized couch up the narrow staircase. To nobody’s surprise except Ross’s, the couch doesn’t fit. The scene ends with Ross dragging a torn,...
The One Where Love Pivots
We know the root of adoption is love: a sacrificial and unconditional love uniquely demonstrated by both birth parents and adoptive parents, each with their own circumstances leading them to adoption as their chosen parenting plan. Two distinct roles of love displayed...