One of the most common questions we hear from expectant mothers and prospective adoptive parents centers around open adoption – what does it mean, how does it work, and how will my adoption process be affected. For decades, adoption records …
Kansas City Info Night
If you’ve wondered if adoption is a possibility for you, we’d love to invite you to an informational meeting at our offices in Overland Park! Join us Tuesday, April 19, at 7pm to meet our Executive Director, Randy Bohlender, and Director …
While You Wait…
Adoption is an exercise in Hurry Up and Wait. It starts with a bang and often culminates in a flurry, but in between the treasure hunt for paperwork during your home study and the race to the hospital when you …
Adopting Across State Lines
When people as about our family’s adoptions, one of the common questions is, “What nationality are your children?”. People chuckle at my answer. “They’re Americans.” “Well of course they are, now….but where are they from?” It’s understandable, because our family spans …
Overcoming Fear in Adoption
Recently, we asked people what the felt the biggest hindrance to adoption was. The answers ran the gamut. Financial demands ranked high. So did concerns about how it all worked out. Most answers shared a common element: Fear. Whether it …
Talking about Adoption
Executive Director Randy Bohlender and Director of Social Services Nikki Pauls DeSimone spend a few minutes on a Google Hangout talking about some people’s common fears about starting the adoption process.
Why Use an Adoption Agency
Reposted from RandyBohlender.com Last week, I did a ten minute podcast about a woman who tried to find a baby for her 14 year old daughter by placing an advertisement on craigslist. Eventually the ad was taken down and the …
The #1 Question
This post is reposted from RandyBohlender.com, where our Executive Director normally blogs. Randy & his wife Kelsey have ten children, 6 of which were adopted domestically. ____________ I get asked a lot of questions. Some of that comes from …
KC – Let’s Talk Adoption!
“We’ve thought about adoption for years….” If we had a nickle for every time we’ve heard this, we’d have….a lot of nickels. Let’s just say talk about adoption doesn’t become adoption without hearing the how-to, and we’re going to be sharing the how-to …
Because Motherhood Matters
Adoptive parents tell their stories. The women who make adoption plans for their children rarely do…even though their stories are just as beautiful. They’re just harder to tell sometimes. We are grateful for Brave Love. They have documented many stories of these …