“I DIDN’T THINK I COULD PARENT THE WAY I WANTED TO PARENT.” CASEY’S ADOPTION STORY
Casey became pregnant when finishing up college. She chose adoption in order to give her daughter the kind of life she wanted for her. When facing an unplanned pregnancy, Casey chose adoption for her daughter Casey is a birthmom and a nurse. Listen to her advice on discussing adoption with expectant moms
JOURNEY OF HEALING: A BIRTH MOTHER’S STORY
Published February 2015 By Samantha Spengler, Intern For Bonnie Bartel, finding the daughter she placed through The Cradle 45 years ago has enabled her to heal, at last, from a horribly traumatic event. It has also helped her to mend relationships with her family and establish positive new relationships with her daughter’s adoptive family. At age […]
REBECCAH’S ADOPTION STORY
Rebeccah recalls how she announced her adoption decision to her friends Rebeccah describes her family’s reaction to her placement Rebeccah shares advice for parents considering adoption Rebeccah explains how she handled judgement for her adoption decision Rebeccah shares her concerns about placing her child Rebeccah remembers how she handled her first year after placing her […]
ADOPTION: ANOTHER WORD FOR LOVE
Published March 2015 By Shelbie Bostedt, Intern Katie and Dave Bochenek both grew up in large families and dreamed of a house full of children of their own. When fertility issues hindered their initial plan, they turned to The Cradle. “Even before that decision, we always talked about growing our family both through having biological kids […]
OUR MIRACLE: KATIE GRACE
Published March 2015 By Samantha Spengler, Intern When Maggie Oswald and Ken Paquette decided to pursue adoption to build their family, they chose The Cradle, which Ken had learned about from his boss. They submitted an application and completed their home study, going on the waiting list in February 2011. And they waited. It wasn’t until […]
“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, […]
