Your Stories
We Look Forward to Being Grandmothers
Our daughter, Amanda, was born on April 19, 1989. She came home to us on May 9, 1989 at just 20 days old. We had to overcome several obstacles in the adoption process to complete this adoption.
Our Adoption Adventure
On November 09, 2006 I received an urgent email from my partner, Stan. "The agency just called. How would you like to be the father of a little girl?"
From Respite to Guardianship to Foster Care to Adoption
He doesn't say many words although one he does say is "Dad".
Blessings in Our Lives
We are honored to be their parents. They are the two bravest individuals that I have ever met. I pray that they may both continue to thrive and to become the wonderful men that I know that they can be.
A Full, Loving Household
Our call came in November 2006 the same day we were licensed. Could we provide respite care for three siblings (ages 5, 3 and 2) for ten days? Sure, we said, not realizing the children would wrap themselves around our hearts and eventually move into our home as our forever family.
A Forever Family
Ian was only supposed to be in my foster home for 3-6 months, but his goal was changed from reunification to adoption soon after he moved in. I could not imagine my life without Ian, so I pursued the adoption track. On November 14, 2005 we legally made our family "a forever family."