Being so new to the agency, I thought picking my favorite adoption story would be difficult since I have only seen a handful completed and been hands-on with even less. But there was one baby that I definitely grew attached to, baby Blair. Blair was born at 24 weeks gestation. Once her birth mother signed […]

My New Year’s Resolution is better self-care (honestly, I started this year wanting to leave the office at 5 pm every day – with exception of a stork drop or consents). My first day back to work from the new year was yesterday and I left the office at 5:57 pm, so yeah, that didn’t […]

I was born on the 15th of December. I am one of several December Birthdays here at Heart of Adoptions. We have December babies among our attorneys, caseworkers, support staff, and at different offices. I’m often asked what it’s like to have my Birthday so close to Christmas. In truth, it has its ups and […]

December is a month of holiday cheer. It can be a stressful month with all the extra demands we put upon ourselves to create the perfect holiday memories. In doing my own holiday errands and planning this weekend I had some time to reflect on what is fueling me this year. One of the top […]

December is a time for gift giving. It’s a time for remembering what is important and thanking those in our life that we value. It is a unique time for Heart of Adoptions because we are coming straight out of National Adoption Month. And in November, we have already done so much to celebrate what […]

In the last three weeks, I have high-fived a stormtrooper, been startled by a six-foot-tall thunder bug and had my face painted. What carnival have I been frequenting you ask, oh, just your local county courthouses. On three separate Fridays, I have been in three county courthouses celebrating Adoption Day ceremonies

Heart of Adoptions Alliance is fortunate to have many loving families that are open to welcoming children into their home that have medical challenges. During National Adoption Month, we like to feature one or two of these families to be among the official recipients of St. Frances funds. Matthew and Andrew and Alec and Bart […]

As a birth mother, I have been involved in searching for my child. I don’t mean just recently, either. I started the search when she turned 18, over 25 years ago. Like much of our technology, even this process has changed significantly. At some point early on, I joined a support group that met once […]

It’s blog time again. (I just can’t resist that word, blog.) To connect the dots, I’m the staff birth mom and I’m still fairly new to the job. For a bit of background, I’m a part of the adoption triad. Not the usual, adoptive parent or adoptee, but I am a birth mom. I say […]