Written Stories
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“It has all come full circle. Adoption is beautiful. It wasn’t always happy go lucky.” – Emily’s Story
Read moreMy story began right before I graduated high school in 2000 in a small town in Kansas. I was 18. At the beginning of my life. I...
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I Wish I’d Known Then What I Know Now
Read moreWhen I placed my daughter for adoption twenty years ago, open adoption wasn't really discussed as a preferred option, and I...
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“I did feel more in control of the situation” – Courtney’s Story
Read moreIn high school, I was a pretty good student and completely involved in extracurricular activities like choir, volunteerism, and...
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The Other Side by Shara Case
Read moreLike a lot of babies adopted in the 1970’s, the details of my beginnings were solely confined to a delicate sheet of paper on...
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How Emily’s Adoption Hopes Became Reality
Read moreShane and I met in October of 2000. Fell in love and have been together ever since! We got married on July 23, 2004. We knew we...
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Those Three Words: You Are Pregnant — Christine’s Story
Read more“You are pregnant.” I heard those three words at age 18 when I was just weeks into my freshman year of college. I was...