There are countless perspectives about adoption. This makes a lot of sense to me, as there are three parties to consider-the adoptee, the birth mother/family, and the adoptive parents. I have noticed an unhealthy trend in the adoption community. The best phrase I can use to describe it is this: ...
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Adoption Story: Lyndon + Janae
Lyndon and Janae first connected with me the week of Thanksgiving. I could tell right off the bat that this wasn't their first time through an adoption journey. After speaking with them for a couple of weeks, they decided to sign on with Christian Adoption Consultants. I was thrilled to be a small ...
Protecting Your Child’s Story
When we brought home our son through his whirlwind adoption with the help of Christian Adoption Consultants, questions abounded. "Is his birth mom young?" (Actually, more people said, "Is his mom young?") "What about his birth dad?" "Why did she choose adoption?" "Does she have any other kids?" "Was ...
Infertility + A Broken Crown
Becoming friends with Kim has been one of the highlights of my work as an Adoption Consultant with Christian Adoption Consultants. It is just so obvious that Rick and Kim love Jesus and are living for His kingdom. I've learned so much from the way they've walked through their adoption processes with ...
Adoption Story: Charlie + Rachel
As an adoption consultant, I have the amazing privilege of watching God work in the adoption journeys of my CAC families. His care along the way is always unmistakable! Every story has it's share of loss and difficulty, and Charlie and Rachel's process was particularly challenging. There is no doubt ...
Adoption Story: Garrett + Tessa
Our story began in 2016. We had just moved to another state and our boxes weren't even unpacked and there we are in disbelief that we were pregnant. The test said “yes” and soon after it sunk in that we were going to have a baby. I was so excited to start the journey into parenthood because I ...
Fight With Faith
“Our dishwasher just went out." “Out of nowhere we need all these crazy expensive car repairs!" “Our kids are almost always healthy but for the last month we’ve been sick constantly." “My family is having a really hard time understanding why we want to do this." “It’s like one thing after ...
Silence On The Other Side
When an adoptive family begins their journey, one of the things they struggle with is what kind of openness relationship they want to share with a birth family. And very often, after researching open adoption and hearing from other adoptive families and adoptees, they surprise themselves and decide ...
