Meet Cindy Howard, Creator of ” The Vita Pendant”.
Meet Cindy Howard, Creator of The Vita Pendant. It is a pleasure having the opportunity to get to know you and to to share your gift with others on the Post Adoption Journey. I see that you are an artist. Were you artistic even as a child? Yes, I have always loved to create, whether…
Read MoreMeet Amy K. Sorrells and “Before I Saw You”.
Meet Amy K. Sorrells author and creator of “Before I Saw You”. Amy, took some time out to share with us about her inspiring book “Before I Saw You. This book has helped many birth mothers find peace and healing through the life of Jaycee. May it also bring you the peace, love and healing…
Read MoreMeet Patrice Karst and “The Invisible String”.
Recently, I came across a really special book. It’s concept was simple and practical and obtainable for any mother and child who find themselves apart from one another for a period of time whether long or short. I am really excited to share this treasure with others on the Post Adoption Journey. Before we learn about…
Read MoreDear Mom,
Dear Mom, We have never met. I don’t know your name, hair color, where you live, your profession, your favorite food, if you drink coffee, and if you do if you like creamer in your coffee. I do; however, know one thing about you. I know you love me very much. You not only loved…
Read MoreWith Time – Poem by Thomas Castleberry written for his wife on Birth Mothers Day
WITH TIME (-written by Thomas Castleberry for his wife on Birth Mothers Day.) I know the bravery, you deny. I’ve seen the beauty you try to hide. I hear the despair in your sighs. I have felt the tears when cry. How can a decision, made with all the best intentions, be so painful?…
Read MoreTo my Son’s Adoptive Mom on Birth Mothers Day,
To my Son’s Adoptive Mom on Birth Mothers Day, Our relationship began on paper and I find myself 30 years later using the same means of communication. A LETTER. It all started with anonymous LETTERS between us. Yours was a bio that told me all about you and your spouse and the kind of lifestyle…
Read MoreFeeling the Mother’s Day Blues?
“Will all the mothers please stand up? Do you have any children?” Mothers Day is almost here and for many women it comes with some unwanted questions and an array of mixed feelings. Women who are unable to bear children or who have had children who are no longer living may feel loss and…
Read MoreLetter To My Child’s Adoptive Mother,
To My Child’s Adoptive Mother, I write to you now because I have lived each day with this complexity and need to open up to you about it. You and I share this unique relationship with each other that began with the life of the child whom we both love so dearly. We both identify…
Read MoreHappy Birthday, Graham! A Birth Day Poem From Your Birth Father
One Year Ago One year ago the world became a better place. Our life’s became darker one year ago. Our sacrifice brought so much joy. Our loss made a family. Feelings of pride and sorrow intertwine. My burden to bare, and I would not change it. My wife lost a son. My son lost a…
Read MoreA Letter to My Adversaries in the Adoption Community
A Letter to my Adversaries in the Adoption Community Dear Adversaries, Is adoption traumatic to every birth mother or is the relationship we have with the people involved traumatic? Traumatic events in life happen. Part of being alive means we are going to come in contact with good and evil. Events like birth, death,…
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