LYDIA’S ADOPTION STORY
Reflections on Adoption “How has Lydia changed my life? There are so many answers to that, although there is one thing that stands out more than anything, and that is the joy she fills my heart with… We knew immediately that Lydia was meant to be together with us, and we still believe that today…She […]
COMING FULL CIRCLE – KELLY’S ADOPTION STORY
Published July 2014 By Shelbie Bostedt, Intern When Cradle baby Kelly Karl became a nurse fouryears ago, she never imagined she would one day be caring for somebody who had once cared for her. After she was born in 1975, Kelly’s birth mother, whom she recently reconnected with, decided to make an adoption plan. For six […]
THE PETRICKS’ ADOPTION STORY
Bringing Home Teddy By The Cradle Staff According to Stacey Petrick, the hardest part of meeting her future son Theodore was coming back to the United States without him after their first trip. Already attached and knowing that he would eventually be part of her family, she thought, “he’s way over there and I’m way […]
TATIANA & VICA’S ADOPTION STORY
By The Cradle Staff December 24, 2004 was a Christmas we will never forget. It was the day we brought our daughters Tatiana Katarina (3 1/2), and Victoria Maria (2 1/2) home from Russia. It was the most incredible gift we could have ever received, or given to our family. Big brother Kameron (8) was […]
KIMBERLY’S ADOPTION STORY
I already had two kids as a single mom when I found out I was pregnant. I don’t believe in abortion, so I knew pretty much right away that it was going to have to be an adoption. I heard about The Cradle on TV, and I liked what I learned about open adoptions. I […]
MAKING A HOME FOR MEKBIB AND MEKDES
Published October 2015 By Shelbie Bostedt, Intern When Megan and Timothy Boarini returned home to Chicago in August 2011, they were accompanied by a little boy and girl, entering their new home for the first time. All of their lives were forever changed. The couple had come to The Cradle two years earlier in hopes of […]
