This show is here to help you adopt. You'll find resources, inspiration and hope to build your family through infant adoption. This interview based show has guests ranging from adoptive families to authors, consultants, agencies, attorneys and more. We lay it all out on the table with each interview to give you tips, encouragement and a TON of knowledge of the adoption process.
Why do only 1% of women in the U.S. who are in an unplanned/crisis pregnancy consider adoption? We as Christians need to re-examine how we can we better support and embrace these women. We are inviting families, sisters, fellow church members, parents, grandparents to suggest the loving, positive option of adoption. Our new book Pro-Family, Pro-Adoption: A Christian's Guide to Unplanned Pregnancy Options is a wake-up call, an infor...
Is it possible to adopt using social media?
Yes, it is possible. With all of us being connected through social media, it is more possible today than ever before. My guest on the show today is proof that it can work.
Lindsay and her husband started a Facebook and Instagram page in January of 2021 and then were matched by the middle of August, just a few months later.
Lindsay tells her adoption story while sharing her experiences ...
The wait to adopt can be rough. Find out what it means to wait and some practical ways to handle the wait based on what I've learned through 3 adoptions.
Leah joins me to share her open adoption story as a birthmom. Hear how and why she decided to place her daughter over 18 years ago. Learn what it was like to be the first expectant mom to have an open adoption in the agency she worked with. Find out why she initially didn't want to choose adoption for her daughter and why she eventually decided that it was the most loving choice she could make.
When navigating through the adoption journey, it can get overwhelming if you don’t have some way to keep organized. Here are my 4 tips to organize your journey.
Micah and Emily share their experiences from their infant adoption story as they adopted their son as a newborn in March of 2022. Hear how and why they decided on infant adoption. Find out how they were able to due fun-fund raising to pay the expenses of their adoption. Learn what it was like to spend 2 weeks in the hospital with their son's birthmom before he was born. And MUCH MORE!
Terri Marcroft is a mom through adoption, founder of Unplannedgood.org, and now adds the title of author as she recently released her book, Pro-Choice Pro-Adoption : It's Time for a Loving, Positive Response to Unplanned Pregnancy. We chat with Terri about the book along with stories and suprising statistics she share about adoption and unplanned pregnancies in the U.S.
My wife Tisha and I talk about what we've learned about open adoption now that we've adopted 3 times. Here are the highlights of what we chat about on the show:
As an author and mom through adoption, Brittany shares her family's story of transracial adoption and offers her experience as a guide for others following the same path. Brittany recognizes that we live in divided times and there are extra challenges whenever race is part of the conversation. But with wise insight and hard-won experience, she provides guidance about topics such as:
--Maintaining a Christian perspective throughout ...
Adoptions scams occur when a person with no intention of placing her child for adoption deceives adoptive parents into financial or emotional support. We talk about how you can protect yourself from adoption scam situations.
We'll explore the two different types of scammers you may encounter (emotional and financial), red flags you can look out for, and the best ways you can protect your family from getting duped. Join our guest, a...
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