Adoption and the Holidays
For many, perhaps most, the holidays bring about lots of joy for the present season as well as fond memories of seasons long ago. Often people declare that you’ve never truly experienced the holidays until [Read More]
Article Category: Adoption
Children’s of Alabama is Hosting an Adoption Bootcamp February 23 in Pelham
The UAB International Adoption Center (IAC) at Children’s of Alabama will be hosting an adoption bootcamp on Saturday, February 23, at Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church (5080 Cahaba Valley Trace in Pelham, 35242). This event is typically [Read More]
When Your Child is Adopting a Child
Adoption can be a beautiful way to build a family. When a child is adopted, he doesn’t only gain parents, he may possibly gain grandparents. Grandparents aren’t a part of the decision to adopt, but [Read More]
Childhood Trauma Triggers
Have you ever smelled a particular scent, tasted a certain food or heard a special song and instantaneously been reminded of an important event from your childhood? It is commonly understood that there are triggers [Read More]
5 Things to Know About Parents of Children with Special Needs
My husband and I adopted our daughter when she was nine years old. She has a long list of mental health diagnoses. We quickly discovered that parenting a special needs child results in the whole [Read More]
Adoption: A Redemption Story
Gina is one of the many birth mothers who placed her child for adoption through Lifeline Children’s Services. Lifeline walks side by side with birth mothers as they make the decision on adoption and select [Read More]
Do You Have the Heart of Adoption?
Most people are surprised to hear that there are more than 300 children in the state of Alabama who are ready and waiting to be matched with families for adoption with very little monetary cost [Read More]
A Special Needs Adoption Story: Jojo and Zee
Jojo and Zee are my “twins,” not by birth (obviously) but by the great gift of adoption. They both have Down syndrome and are only seven months apart, but their adoption stories are quite different. [Read More]
Answering the Adoption Questions
Adoption is becoming more common and we are hearing more and more about it, which is good. Sometimes, however, what we hear may lead to many misconceptions. We hear the stories of celebrities who have [Read More]
How to “Speak” Adoption
Even the most well–intentioned people rarely know how to ask about adoption or discuss adoption without “saying the wrong thing.” I’m not talking about being politically correct; I mean being sensitive about your words on [Read More]