BABY MARSHALL’S STORY
Published September 2014 Marshall was born on Christmas Day in 2013. He experienced a prenatal brain injury, and spent three months in The Cradle Nursery while counselors worked to find him the right family. Despite his tough start, Marshall was very sweet-natured. He took his bottle feedings well, made good eye contact and began to smile. He was […]
LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE: THE MCGUIRE FAMILY’S ADOPTION JOURNEY
On their very first date in 1999, Christopher and Michael McGuire discussed how much both of them wanted a family. A couple years after their commitment ceremony in 2005, they decided the time was right to begin building their family. Because they had friends who had adopted through The Cradle, they were immediately drawn to […]
TESSA AND SOPHIE’S STORY
In 2005, a seemingly healthy newborn baby girl arrived in The Cradle nursery. Unfortunately, her clean bill of health was far from reality. “When Tessa went for her first well baby check-up a day or two of coming to the Nursery, the doctor noticed something was wrong with her eye,” says Victoria Brooks, Nursery Director. A […]
ADOPTION AND TEENS: MEI’S THOUGHTS
Mei, an adoptee, The Beat spokesperson, and creator of a mentor program for Chinese adoptees, discusses adoption and what it means to her. Mei, an adopted person, discusses her return to China Mei discusses how she relates to her parents Mei describes how she would react to meeting her birthparents Mei offers advice to other […]
THE HOWARD FAMILY SHARES THEIR EXPERIENCE
Written February 2012 A diverse group of thirteen prospective adoptive families attended The Cradle’s Sayers Center Information Meeting at Victory Apostolic Church in Matteson on February 4. Cradle parents Ashanti and Edward Howard, who are members of the church, volunteered to speak at the meeting about adopting their daughter Katelyn. “We talked about going through […]
PRESENTING JALISSA MEREDITH
Published February 2011 By The Cradle Staff Jalissa went home from The Cradle with Kenna and Simmie Meredith at 6 ½ months of age, having spent some time in foster care and a short stay in the Nursery. Now, as a young adult, she feels it is important to cast adoption in a positive light. […]
