Written Stories
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I Wish I’d Known Then What I Know Now
When 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
In 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
Like 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
Shane 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
“You are pregnant.” I heard those three words at age 18 when I was just weeks into my freshman year of college. I was...
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One Family’s Adoption Story and Their Desire to Honor Birth Moms
Our story starts in 2012 when a very strong desire grew in my heart for another child. While we have always been open to life,...