“The night they took me from my mother, I wasn’t scared of losing her—I was terrified of losing school. It was my only safe place, my only constant. I had made a promise to my brother, and nothing—not foster care, not instability—could break it. This is the story of how education became my lifeline and led me to a future I never thought possible.”
“The Night They Took Me From My Mother, My Only Thought Was School—And Keeping My Promise To My Brother.”
“I Kept Screaming, ‘Why Is This Happening?’: After 5 Losses, We Went from Childless to 2 Babies in 6 Months”
“I remember screaming, ‘This can’t be happening. Why is this happening?’ After five consecutive losses, we were stunned when we got the call: We were going to go from a childless home to two babies born less than six months apart!”
A Letter To The Man Who Held Me At Gunpoint
“You see, you and I are not that different. Somewhere along the line you made the wrong choice. You got caught up in the cycle that society tries to keep us in, but you and I? We deserve better than that for ourselves.”
I Fled The Country To Find Purpose, And Unexpectedly Came Back With A 14-Year-Old Son
“When his Mama showed up on my doorstep, with a small garbage bag of clothes and a toothbrush, asking me to take him in and show him how to be a man with a future, I told her no. For so many reasons, there was just no way that I could assume this role…but my heart had already said YES!”
Adoption Myth-Busting: The Realities And Rewards Of Adopting Teenagers
The misconceptions of adopting teenagers is damaging, and it’s time to dispel the rumors.
How I Helped My Adopted Children Embrace Their Identity
“We let them decide what to share and with whom. What brought them into foster care wasn’t our story to tell. It was theirs.”
Don’t Wait For A Partner To Chase Your Dreams—Do It Single
“Often in life we think we must wait. Wait to follow our dreams. Wait until things are less busy. Wait for a little more money in our bank account. Or, in my case, wait for a future spouse to start a family.”
5 Questions For Adoptees To Consider Before Taking A Genealogy Test
The decision for an adoptee to take a genealogy test is not one to be taken lightly.
Single Toddler Parents Are Burnt Out, And They Need Your Help
“I haven’t showered in three days and my nights have been reduced to three hours of sleep. I look down at my shirt and wonder if I’m looking at yogurt or puke. My appreciation for single parents of young children grows by the minute.”
I Finally Met My Biological Mother, And It Was Nothing Like I Expected
“I swore I would never adopt because I only wanted biological connections. However, in doing something that I did not actually want to do initially, I found an incredible sense of healing in the realization that connection and understanding does not come from shared DNA.”