October 15 is a day that is nationally recognized to honor the families who have walked through pregnancy and infant loss. This is something many Christian Adoption Consultants’ families have experienced in their family history. Grief over the loss of a pregnancy through miscarriage, unsuccessful ...
Are all adoptions “open” now?
History In calls with prospective adoptive families, many want to clarify what the post-adoption expectations are for ongoing contact with the birth family of their adopted children. This is actually really interesting to examine in light of the history of domestic adoptions. About 100-150 years ...
Where is the need greatest for Christians to adopt?
Sometimes families answer the call to adoption and wonder where they specifically should go as they want to meet the greatest need. I think this is an awesome question, and one that actually guided my husband and me when we were exploring adoption in 2010. We looked at options but then also wrestled ...
Cocooning and Attachment in Early Placement
Cocooning is another adoption buzz word, which describes a very intensive care season, in which the adoptive parents are not only the primary caregivers, but the only ones to hold, feed, change, touch, rock and play with the baby. In this season, adoptive parents greatly limit introducing new people ...
When the Call to Adoption Means More than Parenting
Most of the families I connect with share that their adoption journey was primarily motivated by their faith in some way. Even if fertility played a factor in their journey to adoption, they felt that the Lord laid adoption on their hearts- sometimes years before- and this is an answer to the call ...
National Adoption Month
For those in the adoption community, you are probably aware of National Adoption Month. National Adoption Month was officially established in 1995 as an extension of National Adoption Week, which was founded in 1984. The tradition of drawing a smiley face on your hand to support adoption is part of ...
Gatekeeping Your Child’s Story Begins at Waiting
As hopeful adoptive families, it can be easy to share parts of your adoption journey, including the parameters of openness and the type of child you are hoping to adopt. It can also be helpful to invite others into your story as you consider presenting to certain situations. You may ask for prayer ...
Attachment & Cocooning in Adoption
Rebekah McGee is a master licensed social worker and adoptive parent. Rebekah and her husband adopted their first child, Israel, in 2012. Rebekah has worked in the adoption profession for 10+ years, conducting home studies, counseling expectant families, and providing valuable pre and post adoption ...
