How I Was Adopted
- August 24, 2017
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How I Was Adopted by Joanna Cole and illustrations by Maxie Chambliss. This book starts with information for adoptive parents on talking with their child about adoption. This section of the book is informative and may give adoptive parents the confidence needed to answer adoption related questions their child might have. Not all adoptive parents know exactly where…
Open Adoption
- August 14, 2017
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Open Adoption Early in the adoption process, both birth and adoptive parents need to ask themselves: What level of openness do I want for my adoption? This can be a difficult answer to come to since it involves factors that are still unknown. You know little about the relationship you’re agreeing to. You don’t yet…
An Adoptive Parent’s Guide to the Hospital Experience
- August 9, 2017
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An adoptive parent’s guide to the hospital experience As adoptive parents, there are many milestones in the adoption process. You spend a notable amount of energy and coping skills as you navigate each step and overcome the challenges that may have already come your way. To think, this is before actual parenting begins! Finally, you’re…
A Gift for Little Tree
- July 30, 2017
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A Gift for Little Tree by Colleen D.C. Maequez and illustrations by Masako Dunn. This book is written as a parable. At first glance, one might think this is a book about an apple orchard. But a second read shows a beautiful adoption metaphor woven throughout. This story opens up introducing readers to a farmer,…
Positive Adoption Language: Are You Fluent?
- July 10, 2017
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Language is a beautiful thing and can cause us to have tears of joy or to bring us to our knees to weep. It is so powerful at times that we don’t even realize that the words we are using will have such an impact on the person we are speaking to. Most of the…
Birth Mom Care Bags
- June 7, 2017
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Gift of Life Adoptions has been working with birth moms for over 25 years. We understand that every adoption is special and unique and no matter how you look at, adoption is a blessing. Adoption is something to be proud of and is an unselfish act of love. Only you can decide if you are…
Is Adoption Right For Me?
- May 25, 2017
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When faced with an unplanned pregnancy there are a number of thoughts that will run through your head. How will I financially care for my baby? Am I ready to be a parent? Are there things I want to accomplish before I have a baby? These questions are the tip of the iceberg, but what…
Can your business become better with new technology?
- May 2, 2017
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Almighty, O my friend — but it is too much for my strength — I sink under the weight of the splendour of these visions!
How to Make a Decent Living as a Web Designer
- May 1, 2017
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A thousand unknown plants are noticed by me: when I hear the buzz of the little world among the stalks, and grow familiar with the countless indescribable forms.
A Safe Haven For Newborns
- April 27, 2017
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Many of us cannot even begin to imagine abandoning our newborn. This is a tragic event, but some parents feel they have no other options and no place to turn. It is never someones first thought when finding out they are pregnant. It is an act of desperation and fear. Because of the shame and…