When Tim and Andrea decided to grow their family for adoption a second time, it would have been easy to assume it would be a similar process with the help of Christian Adoption Consultants. But an unexpected global pandemic and job change quickly changed all of it. Today Andrea shares the story ...
A Letter To The Mama In Waiting
I've talked to a handful of hopeful adoptive mamas this week already about the wait. It's hard and easily tests patience and faith. But I love the gift that the wait can be. There's no doubt that most hopeful adoptive mama's hardest space is the wait to be matched. Once the home study paperwork ...
Adoption Story: Adam + Amye
It was a joy walking with Adam and Amy on their journey to their son. When they started with Christian Adoption Consultants, they didn't know what was in store. After the struggles, the waiting, the praying, today Amye shares what it's like to look back on their journey. “The pain that ...
5 Myths Of Open Adoption
I've found there is an air of mystery surrounding open adoption and a lot of questions from my adoptive families first beginning to contemplate adoption and what will be a good fit for them. What will our relationship with the birth family look like in the years to come? What kind of contact will ...
Growing In Adoption: The Truth About Birth Parents
Let's face it: there are a lot of myths surrounding adoption. Where the real need is in adoption, the costs of adoption, what open adoption really looks like, what expectant parents are looking for in an adoptive family...the list goes on. But truly, some of the biggest myths about adoption is ...
Adoption Story: Kevin + Haley
I had the joy of walking with Kevin and Hailey on their second adoption journey (you can read about their first adoption here). This time they walked through adoption at the height of the pandemic, in the midst of a lockdown. But just like when they adopted their son, when they received ...
Adoption Story: Andrew + Helen
Andrew and Helen have a truly inspiring adoption story. But it's not because it happened quickly. Or easily. Or exactly as planned. It actually unfolded completely differently than they anticipated. And they wouldn't change anything about how God miraculously brought their son into their ...
Adoption Story: Marty + Blair
God can do a lot in ten months. When Marty and Blair started with Christian Adoption Consultants last Fall, their plans had already been rerouted from the impact of the pandemic. Add to that concerns about what openness could hold and the fear of not being chosen, and it was hard to know ...
