INDIANA – In this room today sat a birth mother, two adoptive parents, and one baby that they all love very much. I stood in the hallway as they said their goodbyes. They spoke about the 48 hours they spent together in the hospital and the ups and downs they went through during that time. […]
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Heartfelt Adoption Reconnection
Friday was amazing day for an adoptee and her biological mother. I cannot put into words the intensity and beauty of this re-connection. About ten minutes into the meeting I asked the adoptee how she felt and she said that she experienced an incredible weight being lifted from her and a sense of peace. As […]
Adoption Reconnection – Finding My Birthmom
What a wonderful way to start a Sunday. I woke up this morning and had an email waiting, for me, from one of my adult adoptee’s. He was curious as to if I knew anything yet. He even made a comment that he already assumed he knew the answer …… Assuming another dead end … […]
How do I find my birth parent, birth sibling or child in Indiana?
Adoption Reconnections, adoption, adoptees, birth parents and siblings ….always seem to be on my mind … I happened to pass the exact place, at the Indianapolis airport, that I was lucky enough to witness two brothers, separated by adoption, lay eyes upon each other for the first time in over 40 years. It brings to mind the […]
Adoption, Adoption Reconnections & Confidential Intermediaries
Working in adoption allows us to help adoptees and birth parents reconnect with each other. It is very rewarding to help these people come together. In fact, Jill Kirsh Freeman, Steve & Joel’s sister, works in the office as a court appointed confidential intermediary. Yesterday, while at court, Jill was introduced as an “expert” on […]
Adoption – Circle of Life
A recent signing of a consent to adoption illustrated an amazing “circle of life”. We have been working with a wonderful young woman (now 23 years old) whom her parents adopted with our help at her birth. She gave birth to a beautiful little girl yesterday and she signed consents to adoption for her baby today. […]