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Adoption Truth: Open Adoption Gives You the Choice
"I'm worried, with my current situation, that if I try to raise my baby she'll end up in foster care. I want her to have a stable life," a woman calling our hotline recently told us. Open adoption gives you choice over your child's future: which is a relief if you're...
Lifetime Made My Dreams Come True
The caring staff of Adoption Coordinators at Lifetime Adoption regularly receive emails from past Lifetime clients on how life is going after adoption. They email us updates, photos, and words of gratitude for the work we did to help them. So, we were thrilled to get...
Celebrate Adoption!
A wonderful way to celebrate adoption this National Adoption Awareness Month is to show adoption books in your library! Make a suggestion to your library to feature books about adoption in a display or table for easy access during Adoption Awareness Month. The books...
Creating a Pregnancy Diet | Healthy Eating During Pregnancy
Question: I just found out that I'm pregnant. My friend Lauren was telling me there's tons of foods I need to avoid when I'm pregnant. Do I have to change what I eat? Answer: You'll have to make some changes in what you eat and follow guidelines for healthy eating...
National Adoption Awareness Month is November!
Across the United States, National Adoption Awareness Month is celebrated in November. As we honor open adoption this month, we wanted to share this great quote about the blessing of open adoption with you: You can share with friends and family how marvelous open...
Adoption Agency Home Study
If you have just started your adoption journey to adopt a baby or child, you may have heard and read about the adoption “home study.” The home study is a requirement in order to adopt. It includes a report of your family, your daily life, as well as an assessment of...
Marry My Baby’s Dad?
Question: My baby’s dad and I were dating for about year when we found out I was pregnant. But, I’ve never felt like I love him. My friends and family say that we should get married and raise our child together. But I've been thinking I want to adopt out my baby. What...
Blessed by Adoption
Adoption Agency Florida had another little blessing born this past weekend! Taj Lynn was born weighing 7 pounds, 13 ounces, and 21.5 inches long. Taj, her birth mother, and her adoptive family are all doing great! The adoptive family Patrick and Noreen emailed us: "We...
Adoption Webinar This Thursday
Are you dreaming about the ability to adopt a child? Do your questions about adoption keep you up at night (or distracted at during the day)? This Thursday, Lifetime Adoption is hosting a free adoption webinar for hopeful adoptive parents, to answer your...
App About Adoption Allows Privacy
Did you know that Lifetime Adoption has a smart phone app? It's called "Open Adoption" and it allows you to find out more about adoption, view waiting adoptive families' profiles, and read a short book about doing adoption. Some women when first hearing about adoption...
5 Adoption Errors to Dodge
In our nearly 30 years in the field of domestic adoption, we’ve seen and heard of every kind of error you could imagine in adoption. Some errors were made out of inexperience, but others were the caused by stubbornness or adoptive couples procrastinating. It is our...
Adoptive Couple Karl and Donna from Connecticut
Karl and Donna are anticipating the joy of being first-time parents together. They're a fun-loving couple, who love to travel, and hope to grow their family through adoption! They are fortunate to have friends and families in other parts of the world including...
Transracial Adoption Stories
Lifetime Adoption recently hosted a Q&A webinar all about transracial adoption. Joining us as webinar guests were three adoptive mothers who have adopted a baby through interracial adoption. If you've been thinking about adopting a child of a race different than...
Pregnancy Weight Gain
Question: I’m three months along and I’ve found that eating starchy foods really helps my morning sickness. But, because of all this eating I’m starting to feel so fat already! How much weight should I be gaining during my pregnancy? Answer: Depending on your...
Adoption Stress? The Top 10 Ways to Stay Calm
Deciding on adoption is a large step for anyone, but for many families dealing with the wait is the hardest part and causes adoption stress. In the waiting phase of your adoption it is common to become anxious. You may experience sleepless nights, difficulty focusing...
Hopeful Adoptive Couple Maurice and Kim from Missouri
Hopeful adoptive couple Maurice and Kim are looking forward to becoming parents for the first time. They've known each other since they were kids and grew up in the same neighborhood. Together, they enjoy the outdoors, traveling, cooking, watching movies and spending...
Our Available Adoption Situations
If you're researching the possibility of adopting a baby to start or expand your family, you may be wondering about what types of adoption situations are out there. It helps to read about the different adoption situations and babies available for adoption that an...
Adoption Video from Peter and Helen
Helen is a nurse and Peter is working towards his PhD. They've been together for six years and enjoy dancing, taking walks, seeing movies, spending time with family, and enjoying the outdoors. Peter is a grad student researcher who enjoys playing with the dog,...
9 Ways to Check Out an Online Adoption Professional
Here are 9 ways you can check out the reputation and professionalism of an online adoption professional: Get to know the adoption sites online. Before working with anyone, verify their existence in a “brick and mortar” building. On visiting the website of a...
Paula’s Adoption Story
When you're pregnant and thinking about adoption for your baby, it helps to hear from women who've been where you are now. Here's Paula's adoption story: "One day I discovered I was pregnant and facing the most difficult decision of my life. My thoughts changed...
Trusting the Lord’s Call to Adopt
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” -Philippians 4:8 An important distinction of people who succeed...