A family in Utah, whose heart was touched by adoption, decided to make something special to say “Thank You” to birth moms everywhere. They created the Brave Box. These beautiful wooden boxes are inscribed with the word “brave.” This is how they explain their decision:

Last week, we all gathered in the conference room with whispered excitement. Sue’s husband and grandchildren were on the far side of the room. There was a hurried announcement of,” She’s coming!” And when the door swung open we all shouted, “Surprise!” Sue laughed, sighed, and put her notary stamp away. We had gotten her […]

A few weeks ago, Heart of Adoptions was able to place a Safe Haven baby for adoption. The laws of Safe Haven are in place to provide new parents who cannot care for their child a safe way for them to surrender her newborn. Safe Haven is just that, a safe place, literally, figuratively, and […]

To beat the heat several of the theaters offer free summer kids movies. They are usually a few years old. But they provide a huge screen experience and all the air-conditioned fun you can handle for 2 ½ hours. Last week my kiddo and I went to one of our favorite movie, Kung Fu Panda […]

Children drop into your life. Not on top but in. There was a game I used to play as a kid. It was called Perfection. There were pieces in different shapes and a board with the corresponding shapes. You would push the board down, then you had to get all the pieces in before time […]

As I reflect on our recent annual adoption picnic and all that it means to me, I am flooded with an immense sense of gratitude to be able to practice adoption law. When people realize that I solely handle adoptions, I am often met with responses like, “You get to practice the happy law.” And […]

Mother’s Day weekend is kind of our Super Bowl weekend. (National Adoption Month is our Christmas.) Motherhood is woven into the fiber of what we do. For Mother’s Day, I asked our social media followers and staff to send us the pictures the most typified motherhood to them. We received the most fantastic pictures. There […]

9 Years ago, yesterday was the happiest day of my life. Why? In addition to having a wonderful stepdaughter and a happy and healthy three-year-old, my baby girl, Stephanie, joined our family...making it complete. But it was a long road to get there. First, I need to tell you about my oldest sister, Stephanie. My […]