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“You find out your route to motherhood will not include a pregnancy, and instantly everyone in the entire world is pregnant all at once—your sister, your cousin, your best friend, everyone. Your Facebook feed is covered in announcements from excited couples, you can’t walk through the mall without noticing a perfectly round belly in every […]

Congratulations Rob and Kate on the placement of your daughter born December 2016! Rob and Kate are both school teachers. Rob teaches science and Kate teaches art. They dream of nothing more than to become parents. They are hoping that 2016 is the year in which their dreams come true. Rob and Kate wish very […]

“What are the realities of becoming a mom …? While these may not be true for every woman, they are for many.” The birth of child brings on a new reality regardless of your age and with that comes the need to make certain adjustments. For the older mom in her 40’s and 50’s Read about […]

A hidden secret of adoption that few want to admit is that some adoptive parents still grieve the child they never had…the child that had always hoped to give birth to. These feelings of grief often catch parents by surprise. And just as often fill them with guilt.     Read More here

Waiting is hard, especially hard in adoption. The wait gets even harder when you hear of others who were matched with an expectant mother quickly, or at least faster than you. You wonder why they “got lucky” while you are still at the hoping, longing, and checking your phone every 10 minute stage. Adoption isn’t […]

Those who have not been a part of the adoption community may not know appropriate terminology…[the] birth mothers and professionals discuss not only appropriate terminology, but also what terms feel comfortable to them, specifically…One of our birth mothers shares with us the reasons she prefers the term “placed” when talking about the choice she made for […]

Madeleine Melcher is the author of three books, including the newly released Dear Adoptive Parents. As an adoptee, Melcher wants to inspire, encourage, and prod parents to, as she so often says, be the parent their children need…I hope parents walk away with a renewed sense of strength in themselves and their family relationships. I […]

When someone learns that I placed my baby for adoption, I almost always receive questions following the news. Some are out of love, some out of judgement, most though, are out of pure (innocent) curiosity. The most common question I receive is, “Why did you chose adoption?” The short and simple answer to this is: […]

  I have had a lot of practice waiting. My husband and I waited through three long years of inability to conceive naturally, followed by three years of failed infertility treatments, and two years of the adoption process. Every month was painfully slow and left us feeling overwhelmed. With all of this practice, one might think […]

Jeremy and Nicole were blessed with the placement of a baby girl just after Valentine’s day, 2016. We are so very happy for our Better Living Adoption Family ! Please meet Better Living Adoption family Jeremy and Nicole. If you would like to learn more about Jeremy and Nicole, please Contact us