There is a quote I saw recently that said “Alert! There is a silent killer among us….they call it Stress!” Once upon a time I use to think stress visited me in my mind. You know those times when you have much to think about, a huge to do list and way too many balls to juggle? Stress does look like that but there is so
Mother’s Day….the big day women either enjoy or dread. I know it is a difficult day for many women for various reasons. As I have listened to my friends in the adoption world I usually hear how Mother’s Day brings pain. It is a hard day for some birth mothers and infertile women, both longing for their child, both feeling a sense of loss. I remember
We are a movie loving family! We have a family cinema night at least once a week
Saturday, April 25th, United For Adoption and Miss Eagle Mountain sponsored a 5K run to raise money for the Roskelly Family's adoption. Despite overcast skies and threatening storm clouds, moms, dads, grandmas, grandpas, teenagers, kids and babies in strollers all gathered to run for this great cause. Some ran, some walked, some rode, but all had a great time! There were prizes galore for the
Having been involved in adoption for seventeen years I have heard many stories about adoption. Once in a while I hear about an adoptive parent who is struggling with feeling their new baby is “their baby”. There are many varying scenarios where this sometimes occurs. The most common I see are: Adoptive couple has one biological baby and this is their first adoption. Their placement experience was
Experience the joy and elation of this adoptive couple as they tell their story of adopting their beautiful baby boy Cruze.
AFTER 10 YEARS I ran into a girl, well, woman now, I met when I was placing my son for adoption. We were both volunteering at an inner city medical retreat when she came up to me and asked, “This is a little bold but did you ever place a baby for adoption?” I looked at her and immediately I knew who she was. We hugged
Back in 2000 when we adopted our oldest child, Brenley, I wasn't thinking about what life will be like when we finally have all our children in our family. I was just 1. Loving every second of being a Mom. 2. In the process of grieving my infertility. 3.Growing to understand how the whole Birth Family relationship works and 4. I knew when Brenley turned
My name is Alyssa Diaz and I am the current reigning Miss Eagle Mountain and I will compete for the title of Miss Utah in June of this year. As a contestant in the Miss America Organization, I get to choose a service platform to dedicate myself to you and I have I titled my platform Adoption: A Choice of Love. Four years ago I
Do you remember the song from Amy Grant “Baby, I’m the lucky one”? It was a popular song while Brad and I were dating. It was kind of a running joke between us