I’m proposing something that may seem radical here: the women who approach adoption determined to make the right choices for their child are the SAME women who would be determined to make the right choices while parenting said child; in most cases if they had just a little support and encouragement.

Republished by Blog Post PromoterIf we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin.
— Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev

Recently I have seen a rise in the number of articles, Facebook posts, and even tweets claiming to define what Sensory Processing Disorder is.  This should be good news, and it is — mostly.  But, …

I’m scheduled to meet the little girl we are adopting from Eastern Europe in two weeks. Tuesday morning, the awaited email arrived with an invitation to travel to complete the adoption.

I sat in front of my computer; the house quiet, kids already dropped off at school, my husband typing away on his keyboard at work, the dishwasher having finished its final rinse. I was stunned, after working towards this goal for so long. All I could do was blink.

We’re going to meet her.

Raina’s adoptive parents, who were born and raised in Kentucky.  Surrounded by their Korean, Chinese, and Indian grandchildren of color.  Photo taken July 3, 2010.

Grown in My Heart is in the process of starting several new projects, the first of which is our Faces of Adoption.
Faces of Adoption will be an ongoing project that will include you, or readers. …

I could barely drag myself out of bed this morning but if you know me (or recently met me) you know that I am certainly not a morning person. The BlogHer Conference was a 7th …

Dear Expectant Mother Considering Adoption,
I was once in a similar position as you are now. I was pregnant and broke, trapped in a terrible relationship that was, regrettably, only going to get worse as time …

On two different stimulants, AJ suffered from insomnia, aggression, anxiety, compulsive behaviors, paranoia, and racing thoughts. What is interesting is that studies show the same reactions in children similar to my son.

If you are going to Blogher, several of us will be having lunch together at the Birds of A Feather adoption bloggers table on Saturday.  Lunch will be at noon, in the Mercury Ballroom at …