by adoptforlife | Jun 5, 2018 | adoption profile
Most adoptive families find it helpful to do a print version of their profile. It gives you something to pass around for networking and is more tangible than a website, especially for people who may work directly with women facing an unplanned pregnancy. You can...
by adoptforlife | May 29, 2018 | adoption match, birth mothers, budget
There is a lot to do when in the process of adopting, and usually ensuring your child is added to your insurance isn’t at the top of your list. It likely doesn’t make the top ten or even the top twenty. There are some very important things to consider and keep in...
by adoptforlife | May 22, 2018 | adoption networking
Adoption Outreach Cards are an easy and effective way to do adoption networking. They are low cost, easy to distribute, and can be an excellent way to communicate your adoption hopes. Here is what one of our adoptive mothers reports: I ordered Adoption...
by adoptforlife | May 15, 2018 | adoption journey
Today’s adoption mission, should you choose to accept it, is a quick reminder about adoption success. Do you remember the key to adoption success? Working on your adoption one hour a day, then putting it away (unless you feel like doing more!). Are you...
by adoptforlife | May 8, 2018 | birth mothers
Dear Mardie, Mother’s Day is coming and I want to somehow honor my son’s birth mother, but I’m not sure if it is appropriate to send a card or gift? It is only natural for adoptive mothers to think about and remember their child’s birth mother often, especially...
by Mardie Caldwell | 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...
