When I was a little girl, I dreamed of having a family one day. I knew I would have two girls and two boys. I knew that they would have brown hair and blue eyes like me. And I knew that they would have peach-colored skin, just like mine. But when I finally married, I […]
National Adoption Month Series: Lisa’s Adoption Story
July 6, 2012 was the happiest day of my life. I married my high school sweetheart and the dreams of our future began. Among those dreams was to enjoy marriage for a few years, have our own biological children, and then adopt a child from Ghana, West Africa where we had been involved in missions. […]
November is Adoption Month and M2M Wants to Hear From YOU
Next month is November and that means National Adoption Month! Every November I devote the whole month on Made to Mother™ for adoption stories, and I this year is no different! Get ready for a whole 30 days of stories that honor adoption…Birth mothers, adoptive mothers, adoptees, adoption-related organizations, and anyone else with a story about […]
Dreams Do Come True – NonProfit Spotlight: The Possible Dream Foundation
It is rare to find someone so special and selfless that they give up their own personal freedoms and fortunes to help others. This touching story gives you not one, but two of those kind of people. The Possible Dream Foundation began with a husband and wife couple who simply loved taking care of children. […]
National Adoption Month Series – An Anonymous Birth Mother Story
As a scared, pregnant and unmarried nineteen-year-old, I didn’t know much, but I did know love wasn’t enough. If I could have made my decision based on that sole factor, I would be telling a different story today. However, the wisest choice the teenage me made was to find a couple who would shower my […]
National Adoption Month Series – Carrie’s Adoption Story
I dreamed about being a mother since I was a little girl. I anticipated doing craft projects and baking cookies with my kids, and maybe even went as far as imagining myself twirling around the house full of joy while doing housework. After four years of marriage to my childhood friend, I gave birth to […]
National Adoption Month Series – Chelsea’s Adoption Story
There is a moment in life that will forever stick in my head. It may seem random to others, but to me it is a pivotal time when my husband’s and my world changed forever. I was leaving the courthouse one August afternoon after being called in for jury duty. It was a pretty uneventful […]
National Adoption Month Series – Abby’s Adoptee Story
I have three beautiful children, who apparently look just like my husband! The reason I say this is because the phrases I hear most describing my children are “She looks just like her daddy” or “Oh I know who his dad is.” Most of the time I just shrug, smile, and say “Yep,” but what […]
National Adoption Month Series – Gerrianne’s Birth Mother Story
In the spring of 1987 I discovered I was pregnant. I was 29 and already a single mom of three active boys, living off public assistance in low income housing, with plans to attend college full-time to major in Social Work. I have always been a firm believer in the Pro-Life Movement and of life beginning at conception; […]
8 Parenting Hacks From Large Families That ALL Parents Can Use – Contributor Post for Portland Moms Blog
This is a contributor post I wrote for the Portland Moms Blog. Read the entire article here. I wouldn’t consider myself a ‘mom of many,’ but just a few years ago my three kids were all home and I had to keep them busy and alive from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. I can scarcely […]