I have felt the deep pain and hurt of rejection by the church. When we first decided to adopt Israel, we met with the pastoral staff at the church we were attending. I was so excited to share what we were doing and honestly believed they would be excited as well. My husband tried without success to temper my expectations,… Read More
“Bio kid”, that’s what I am called at times. I am a bio kid and so is my brother, Silas, because we are surrounded by adopted siblings. I never really think about it like that, but that’s what we are often called. Anyway my name is Bailey Gagnon, I am fifteen years old and I have four adopted siblings. But… Read More
Main Diagnosis; male child, spina bifida, hydrocephalus, atrophy of the brain, missing corpus collosum (nervous tissue that connects and allows communication between the right and left sides of the brain), atrophy of the optic nerve (irreversible damage to vision), congenital heart murmur….”Right after birth the child was abandoned by his parents for raising in an institution. It was born premature with hydrocephaly and spina… Read More
“It’s not safe”. I think that is what I would tell you if you were looking to foster or adopt. I’m not sure that this would be a good slogan for an adoption agency, but after walking this path, I’d think a warning is in order. I would want to tell you that if you choose this path, you will… Read More
This last week, I was asked if adoption had become an addiction for me. At first I wanted to argue that this was ridiculous and explain how this was not true. But, I actually sat back and thought about it and I came to the following conclusion. Yes, adoption has become an addiction and let me explain why. The very… Read More
You know what sucks? Fundraising…yep, I don’t like it. It’s not the late hours of work, nor the burned fingers from hot gluing, not the vinyl cutter malfunctions, or even the painstaking, hunched over, coffee driven mania I achieve late at night. No, it’s not those things…it’s me. Yes, I don’t like to receive help. I am a very controlled… Read More