Dawn Davenport with Creating a Family has many great resources available for adoptive families during the pre-adoption and post-adoption phase of building a family. Take some time to look at their website to find up-to-date information about domestic & international adoption. This video seems to go along with our recent post about how to harnass the positives of social networking to assist in your adoption journey and give some practical advice about things to avoid.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Monday, July 18, 2011
Could that be my Birthmom on Facebook?
Most of us realize that social networking sites like Facebook, Myspace and now Google+ have brought a new level of thinking when we consider our own personal privacy and ability to remain anonymous in a world where everyone appears to connect. The six degrees of separation seems to make more and more sense!
For those connected through adoption, it is certainly a convenient and savvy way for birth parents and adoptive families to link and have direct communication. However, depending on the situation, there are positives and negatives to diving into communication in such a way.
Children who were adopted 20, 30, and 40 years ago may find themselves searching for members of their birth family or being contacted by members of the birth family. This issue becomes increasingly complex when the adoptive family has chosen not to share a child's adoption story with them, which was an accepted practice many years ago, or when the birth mother or birth father has chosen to keep their adoption plan confidential.
The Today Show did an excellent story with Dr. Adam Pertman discussing issues that arise pertaining to Facebook and social networking (video below). For adoptive parents, it can only enforce the importance of total and complete honesty with kids about their adoption story.
Think about this...if you don't give them information in an age-appropriate way, are you comfortable with it coming from someone else?
For more insights into how Facebook impacts adoption visit the following: The Impact of Social Networking on Domestic Adoption and Webinar: Is That My Birth Mom on Facebook?
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Blessings from Unexpected Places
If you listen to a local Christian radio station, you have undoubtedly heard a song called “Blessings” by Laura Story played over the last month or two. Recently, this song was shared between a birth mother and an adoptive mother and then later played at their adoption placement celebration.
May it be an encouragement to you wherever you are in your journey - a reminder that God is working and His desire is to bless you.
~Rachel Curley, FLS, Adoption Caseworker
Friday, July 1, 2011
Happy Adoption Day, Abrianna!
Tuesday, May 10th was a sweet placement day as adoptive family, Scott & Beth, adopted their first child - a daughter - named Abrianna Neva. From the time that Abrianna's birth mother, Amanda, selected Scott and Beth to parent this precious little baby, the birth mother and adoptive family began to form a bond that has continued to grow. Placement days are often filled with both tears of joy and tears of sadness and yet, ultimately, the birth family and adoptive family had an incredible peace that this moment was a part of God's plan for both of their lives.
It was our joy to celebrate this memorable day with the adoptive family and birth family - Happy Adoption Day, Abrianna! You can find a slideshow of more images from placement here.
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