New Life is Born from Loss: Four Years Later…

Posted on November 12th, 2019

Four years ago we participated in a featured story for Nightlight’s Pathway2Family magazine. So much has changed in the ensuing years! Shortly after our chosen adopting family gave birth to Corey, his mother April and I became Facebook friends. At … Read More

Placing Parents are the Real Heroes

Posted on September 24th, 2019

We always knew we wanted to have kids in our family. And we knew they could come lots of different ways. So we always thought we would have our kids by our own genetics and that we would also adopt. … Read More

Open Adoption = Family Health

Posted on December 11th, 2018

Chip and Lynda were no strangers to the struggle of infertility. Unable to conceive naturally, the couple decided to pursue other means of family building. But they agreed if they were not able to have a child of their own, … Read More

An Embryo Adoption Success Story of International Proportions

Posted on April 4th, 2018

This story is can be found in the current issue of Pathway2Family magazine, Winter/Spring 2018. Read the whole issue online! In August 2006, native Brazilian, Anabelle Petersen and her husband, Tom, were anxiously awaiting the result of their first embryo … Read More

In Process: Choosing and Completing an Embryo Adoption Part 2

Posted on February 7th, 2018

This is part 2 of last week’s blog. This story is featured in the current issue of Pathway2Family magazine, Winter/Spring 2018. Read the whole issue online! Tim and Ellen considered three different agencies. All had great things about them, but … Read More

The Unknown Adoption Option

Posted on November 8th, 2017

When Josh and Kjersten got married they knew that they wanted a big family, so they started trying to get pregnant straight away. But Kjersten started to feel sick with unexplained, severe hot flashes. Her doctor discovered she had primary … Read More

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