We invite you to take some time to explore the world of orphans and adoptive families.  Our own journey has revealed to us that many are uninformed when it comes to the experience of adoption.  Adoption is not a one time event, but a lifelong process which may not be understood unless one has  researched the ramifications and long term implications of abandonment, adoption and life afterwards. 

We encourage you to open your heart and spend some time exploring the links below and taking a closer look at adoption.

A long story ... too miraculous to miss reading

The long road of bonding

A letter to parents ... insights from an orphanage

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Post-Institutionalized Children

An adoptive mom’s exploration of the neurological impact of trauma, neglect, and sensory deprivation

When the love is slow to come ...

Tips for adoptive parenting

Signs of difficulty with attachment

Excellent articles on attachment

Post-traumatic stress disorder in Internationally adopted children

A different perspective on an adoptee’s emotions

A mom’s perspective on pre-adoption impact in a child’s life

Preparation for parenting an adopted child

Attachment Keys for Parents

What we wish we had known ...

Why grandma can’t pick up the baby ... (yet)

Impacts of an orphanage ...

a view from the inside

Loss after Loss

(The Realities of an Adoptee)

Coming home with an adopted child

Multiple articles/resources on adoption awareness

Multiple articles/resources on adoption awareness

Multiple articles/resources on adoption awareness

Amazing words from adult adoptee

Birthmother loss and the adopted child

A letter to my child’s Grandparents

From Orphanage to Home

Helping your adopted child make the transition

Sleep Issues in Post-Institutionalized Children