by Mardie Caldwell | Nov 18, 2019 | adoption
A Chai tea with soy milk and a birth mother… You never know how your life will be changed by what appears at the time to be a chance encounter. Meg was seven months pregnant when she stood across the counter from me at a Starbucks. There I was,... by Mardie Caldwell | Jan 11, 2016 | Adopting a child
Are you sabotaging your adoption? This is a true story about how an adoptive couple caused their birth mother to choose another couple… Adoptive couple Mike and Candi were enraged when they learned that the birth mother they had been matched with for 3 weeks... by Mardie Caldwell | Dec 10, 2015 | Adoption for my child
“Dear Mardie, I’m 17 and pregnant…I have no support from my parents or the father of the baby, I don’t have a decent job, I don’t have a stable home, and I’m now 7 months along. I have already found some totally cool parents that will be able... by Mardie Caldwell | Aug 24, 2015 | Adopting a child, adoption
What I learned and helped during my adoption wait is that whenever you start to worry, remember this: ‘Let Go and Let God.’ And that God loves me so much that whatever I’m struggling with right now. He has a perfect plan and a purpose for me. It’s easy to want...