by adoptforlife | May 1, 2018 | adoption journey, Mardie Caldwell
Mother’s Day can bring up different emotions when you are waiting to adopt. Some women are joyful in their adoption hopes, knowing they are on the right path, moving day-by-day, one step closer to their child. Others struggle with disappointment and frustration that...
by adoptforlife | Apr 24, 2018 | legal
One of the most frequently asked questions we hear is “When do we call an attorney?” after a family has made a connection with a birth parent. There may be a number of points during your adoption when you will need legal advice. Yet after you begin talking to...
by adoptforlife | Apr 17, 2018 | adoption match, birth fathers, birth mothers
Dear Mardie, We spoke with a birth mother tonight who was, well, let’s just say not our cup of tea. She seemed rude and disrespectful to us. The conversation seemed to go south after she said she needed help financially to get a place to live – she is living in her...
by adoptforlife | Apr 10, 2018 | adoption networking
Think of the New Testament story of Jesus feeding the masses with five small loaves of bread and two fish. He had some food, not a lot, and on any given day that could be lunch to a few people. We don’t know what type of fish they were or how big the small loaves...
by adoptforlife | Apr 3, 2018 | adoption journey, adoption wait
Dear Mardie, Our coordinator for Adoption For Life has been asking us to have a ‘Welcome Call’ and to check in monthly, but to be honest, we are just too busy. We read the modules and are working on doing each step that it says. We did ask for home study resources...
