by Kathleen Marshall | Jun 1, 2019 | Adoption, Family of the Month
We met the Michaels at an adoption retreat and had an instant connection. We absolutely love their spirits and can’t wait to see their family grow some more. So here is their story…as always, in their own words! After 9 years of marriage, 3 college...
by Kathleen Marshall | May 1, 2019 | Adoption, Family of the Month, Shopping
7 years and 8 months. 2,760 days. 66,240 hours. Whichever way you choose to track it, that’s how much time passed by in our journey to become parents. John and I met when we were attending the same church/youth group back in 1998. Before you knew it, we were...
by Kathleen Marshall | Apr 1, 2019 | Adoption, Family of the Month
This month’s family, the Dyers, are a little earlier in their adoption journey, having just had their home study approved. For those who don’t know, the home study is a stressful (and costly) step in the adoption process, especially for those who don’t like to be...
by Kathleen Marshall | Mar 1, 2019 | Adoption, Family of the Month
Is say it often; each adoption journey is unique. Like raising bio kids, there is no way to understand fully what people go through in order to be pregnant/what trials they face in raising those little people. That being said, our March family of the month has such a...
by Kathleen Marshall | Feb 1, 2019 | Adoption, Family of the Month
Our families have often described adoption as filling a hole in their hearts they didn’t know was there. In the case of our February family, JC and Haley, they knew about the hole in their hearts, it came from a place of loss…and they knew that adoption...
by Kathleen Marshall | Jan 1, 2019 | Adoption, Family of the Month
People choose adoption for a variety of reasons. No reason is “better” than the others, but Paige and Nicholas, our January family, have a story that will touch your heart. Their path involves a bio child, a medical emergency, and a...