DOUBLE DELIGHT: THE THOMPSON TWINS’ ADOPTION STORY

Published February 2015 By Samantha Spengler, Intern Sherece and Darren Thompson struggled with infertility for seven years before making the decision to come to The Cradle. To their surprise, they realized that each had been researching the agency separately. But a much bigger surprise was in store for the couple. They applied to the Sayers Center […]
“YOUR ANSWER IS YES!” JEREMY AND AMBER’S ADOPTION STORY

Published May 2015 By Maureen Kelly, Cradle Staff Sixteen-month-old Charlotte is one busy baby, as she has recently learned to walk and run all over. In this happy family setting, for her Cradle parents, Jeremy and Amber, the question, “What if?” looms large. “What if we had said no?” Amber wonders. Jeremy, the more emotional of the two, […]
SUMMER’S STORY

Published May 2015 By Samantha Spengler, Intern Summer was born in late December 2011 and lived with her birth parents for the first 21 months of her life. When they realized they did not have the support to care for her in the way they had hoped and intended, Summer was placed in foster care until […]
FOR THE LOVE OF ALEX

Published May 2015 By Samantha Spengler, Intern Dave and Maggie Brown applied to The Cradle’s Sayers Center program in September 2010 and went on the waiting list the following February. “We thought we would be able to provide our child with a very diverse family experience,” Maggie says. That June, the couple found out that they had […]
CRADLE MOM WENDY ON WCIU’S “YOU AND ME THIS MORNING”

Cradle mom Wendy Willis went on WCIU’s “You and Me This Morning” with her two-year-old daughter Micah to discuss her experience as a first time mommy. Cradle Mom Wendy on WCIU’s You and Me This Morning
CRADLE MOM JESSICA ON WCIU’S “YOU AND ME THIS MORNING”

Cradle Mom Jessica Murnane went on WCIU’s “You and Me This Morning” to talk about her experiences being a first time mommy after adopting her son, Sid. Cradle Mom Jessica Murnane on WCIU’s You and Me This Morning


