Founded in 1996, The Adoption Ring is the oldest & largest adoption-related webring on the Internet. Sites are selected to cover a wide array of experiences and viewpoints in human adoption. It includes sites for adoptees, foster and step-children, birth parents, foster parents, and adoptive parents. All those with educational, personal or non-profit service webpages regarding adoption and foster care are invited to submit their sites for possible inclusion. We accept no adoption agency, attorney, professional searcher, intermediary or therapist sites. Sites for individual adoption-related books are ok. All sites belonging either to potential adoptive parents, or birth mothers, may NOT have direct contact information, but must provide a contact to an agency or attorney ONLY. All existing sites will be brought into compliance.
OK... officially, I have no right in talking about adoption reunion... as I'm not in reunion with my son...but technically... I'm in a reunion... with my husband's family. So, having read... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I miss writing here! I can tell when I haven’t blogged in awhile because I have words and thoughts all scrambling in my brain trying to get out and blogging is my release. I’m not going to lie and say I’ve been busy because I haven’t. I had my reconstructive ankle surgery on the 7th [...]
I have been holding back on this post but something a set me off today. You see... I a survivor and I know I can handled myself.. so after leaving a friends house today and they asking me... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I have been thinking a lot about this lately... mostly because where I work I see a lot of young girls who have just had a baby or are expecting soon... the problem, for me, is that some of these... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Reese and Mom in the suit she has to wear to bring Reese back into the OR (pre-laser) Reese had another laser treatment on January 27. It was a real breakthrough procedure for us. Perhaps sadly, it was the first time my mom hasn't walked into recovery to Reese screaming bloody murder (don't let anyone tell you laser treatments don't hurt). Apparen...
I got my acceptance letter to the college I applied to for this Fall. I am not super excited about going to this particular college but it is the right choice for me right now. It won’t be a bad thing, I just wanted to move far far away. This college is 8hrs away from [...]
I have known for a little over a month now that my youngest brother’s girlfriend is pregnant. They have been together since August. When they first got together they lived by the river and in his truck in a grocery store parking lot. They have since moved in with her step dad who does not [...]
My first visit went amazing! I was so nervous beforehand I cannot even tell you. I wasn’t sure if it was the not eating for a few days before, the three trips to Starbucks during my three and half hour drive or nerves or a combination of all three but by the time I made [...]
The other day I read a wonderfully written post over at Musings of the Lame about why the Kool-Aid of adoption "taste" so good... I must admit... I'm not sure if I am still sipping the Kool-Aid... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Debra Shiveley Welch is an author who promotes the adoption of children born with cleft lip and palate. Her memoir "Son of My Soul - The Adoption of Christopher" describes her journey through her turbulent childhood and the joy of mothering her adopted son, Christopher, born with cleft lip and palate. Her son has written a companion book, "Just Chris" in which he shares his memories of growing up with a deformity, his
Mom and I Dad and I Joseph and I Reese getting ready before the wedding Mom and Reese dancing The ceremony (yep, my guys wore kilts) As some of you may remember, I got engaged in July 2010. Well, the wedding happened Dec 17, 2011. Here are some pictures courtesy of our amazing photographer, Crystal Goss . I did not take any of these pictures, they...
Whoops. Kinda didn’t realize a whole month has gone by since I last updated. I am glad I didn’t post on moving a month ago because it isn’t happening now. I will be moving but not as soon as I hoped and when I know much firmer plans I will update then. E texted me [...]
Today on This Morning a beautiful young lady appear to spread the word about neurofibromatosis... unfortunately the show did mistakenly refer to it at the same condintion as the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
