THE MAYFIELD’S ADOPTION STORY
Published January 2011 By The Cradle Staff Baby Griffin was born on December 24, 2009 and went home with his parents, Raegan and Keith Mayfield, on New Year’s Eve day. It has been quite a hectic year in the Mayfield household, and an especially busy holiday season as Griffin just celebrated his first birthday – […]
SAYERS CENTER MOM NAMED WORKING MOTHER OF THE YEAR
Published November 2014 By Shelbie Bostedt, Intern “When Micah smiles, there’s just nothing like it,” gushes Sayers Center mom Wendy Willis. Micah, now 20 months old, was born on March 4, 2013 and spent seven weeks in the Nursery before Wendy came to The Cradle to take her home. Wendy’s mom and sister were here, too, […]
HE’S IT! URIAH’S ADOPTION STORY
Published June 2014 By The Cradle Staff When Baron Clay and Chad Weiden met 10 years ago, one of the reasons they first connected and bonded so quickly was their shared desire to have children. Seven years later, they decided that it was time to start their family. Chad and Baron chose The Cradle because, […]
SWEET SIENNA
Published October 2013 By Heidi Bloom Sayers Center parents Edwina “Edde” Jones and Lorrie Lynn felt honored and lucky to be in the hospital on April 12, 2012 – the day their daughter Sienna was born. They were there at the invitation of Sienna’s birth mother, with whom they had established a strong connection from […]
FULL HEARTS, HAPPY HOME – A CRADLE ADOPTION STORY
Published March 2014 By The Cradle Staff The Cradle’s all-day Adoption 101 class was the eye-opener for Janeen and Sydne. “Through the class we learned a lot about the benefits of an open adoption and realized how it was in the best interest of everyone,” Janeen says. There was one exercise in particular that really […]
THE BARTEE FAMILY – “IN THE PINK”
By The Cradle Staff Life can be full of twists and turns. That’s a statement that LaVerne and Kevin Bartee can attest to. Several factors converged for this couple to come to the conclusion that adoption was right for them. Unfortunately, several years ago LaVerne suffered the loss of a great aunt. The aunt didn’t […]
