Some people looking to adopted children in Canada do not realize how many foster children are waiting to be adopted.

There are over 9,000 foster children waiting for their forever families.

They are using Adoption Resource Exchange in the hopes that more people learn of the children needing forever homes and also to get exposure for their older or hard to place children. They are also have a website called AdoptOntario where they feature their hard to place children. They have had great success with using both of the tools to feature their children and finding them adoptive families. Hard to place children can mean anything from... more

With 39 kids I have some inflated bills, such as car insurance. I am often asked if our bill is astronomical.

I don’t let my kids get a driver’s license at 16. I don’t believe that they are emotionally mature enough. Even at 18 some of them still express themselves like pre-schoolers with rage and anger issues, but at least they are not behind the wheel of a car at the moment.

We did have a car accident yesterday, with a 20 year old who is a good, steady driver. He’d moved out of our house, was not getting as much sleep as he should and he momentarily... more

In my last two posts I discussed the benefits and the risks associated with domestic infant transracial adoption.

In this post, I am going to give you some tips to minimize your domestic adoption risks.

-Before choosing to adopt domestically, you should do some real soul-searching and decide honestly if you can handle the emotional risks associated with domestic infant adoption. If you are able to prepare yourself for disappointment while keeping hopeful, and remembering that many... more

In my last post I discussed the benefits of domestic newborn transracial adoption. Today, I am going to talk about the risks and the more difficult aspects (again, please remember that these are generalizations).

-As much as you may want a baby and love a baby, that baby is not yours in any way until that mother signs the papers and he is put in your arms. In a situation where adoptive parents are being “matched”... more

I recently wrote about choosing between international and domestic adoption, and shared some of our experiences with both types of transracial adoption.

Deciding what type of adoption is right for your family is not often an easy thing. While some people feel strongly pulled in one direction or the other early on, many are unsure. And I would say that even if you do feel strongly towards one type of adoption, that... more

In Adoption Facts and Opinions, I mentioned that there are many opinions in adoption, but few absolute truths or hard facts. As much as we all want to be right, we sometimes seem to believe that our opinions are hard, cold facts when they really are not.

The Wikipedia definition suggests that a fact is:

An item of information that can be verified as either TRUE or FALSE.

From Dictionary.com:

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I’ll bet that many would expect the title of my post today to be “Life Without Cole,” but my world exists with him in it, whether he’s here in person or not. I have my life and my family because of him and he is always here with me as I survive each day. His spirit is one with mine, just as he is with his daddy.

Today is my son Cole’s second birthday. It has been two long and short years since we were able to see and hold our baby for the first and last time on this Earth. These years have been so remarkably... more

There have been several great blogs written on Mother’s Day. Coley, Cindy and Theresa have all written blogs about how difficult Mother’s Day can be, and they're each written from a different perspective.

Since Mother’s Day is only two weeks away, and you may not feel like celebrating, I... more

Oftentimes, especially in America, people move away from their religious background during much of their teenage and young adult years. They seem to drift back in some shape or form when they have children of their own, or are contemplating having children. The high rate of intermarriage - Jews marrying non-Jews - complicates the discussion couples have on what level of observance they will have in their home. One has to first discuss what religion will be taught and followed.

"I'm half Jewish and half Christian" is a line I have heard so many times. It always makes me think to ask which half, in a joking way. But I don't. Instead I wonder how they work it out. Sure, you can technically... more

You have asked the questions and narrowed it down to one or two families and now you want to meet them in person. You are probably feeling very nervous! Don’t worry its normal! And keep in mind, that the prospective adoptive parents are probably just as nervous as you are! This is uncharted territory for all of you and there are so many emotions involved so nerves are expected and normal.

If you are working with an adoption agency or through an adoption professional, typically they will mediate this initial meeting. This is good because they can help you ask your questions and fill any awkward, nervous silences that may occur. Your meeting will probably occur at the office of the... more