On Being Wanted and Worthy
According to the Office on Women's Health, one in two pregnancies in America are unplanned. The adoptee brain often translates the word...
Toward a Better Adoption Theology
"Return to the land of your fathers; blood calls to blood." - Horton Deakins Religions worldwide appear to be in agreement on at least...
The Right Side of History: 20 Years in Review
The Right Side of History. It's a phrase that has been bandied about by some adoption reform activists - BN's Marley Greiner in...
The One -Two Punch of Spring
When the sins of my father Weigh down in my soul And the pain of my mother Will not let me go... - "Make it Rain" by Foy Vance Of all...
The Fertile Chaos Zone
"Fill your heart with the creative power to accept the past, decorate the present, and transform the future." - Osho When the news of...
The "M" Word
"Don't tell me what you value. Show me your budget, and I'll tell you what you value." - Joe Biden Houston, adoption reform land has a...
The AAARA Resolution and Incremental Change
The adoption reform community was stunned and elated to read the January 13, 2018 resolution from the Academy of Adoption and Assisted...
Guest Blog: You don't know what you've lost 'til you've found it!
Some thoughts on Mother/ Adult Child reunions. After more than 30 years of talking to and guiding adoptees and their birth parents while...
Adoption Ethics Extend Far Beyond Secrets and Obligations
Recent letters written by parents who relinquished children for adoption have appeared in widely read newspaper columns by "Ask Amy"...
Do You See What I See? A Layman's Observations About Truth and Lies in Adoption Reform
“…and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” - John 8:32 The above quote has been widely misappropriated and...
