by Mardie Caldwell, C.O.A.P. | Jan 2, 2022 | Domestic Adoption
In domestic infant adoption, you’ll likely meet your baby for the first time at the hospital, right after he or she is born. Many adoptive couples feel like they’ve been anxiously waiting for this day for an eternity. Finally, your prayers for the family...
by Mardie Caldwell, C.O.A.P. | Nov 7, 2021 | Adoption Awareness, Adoption for my baby
Open adoption provides many benefits not only for birth parents and adoptive parents but for children, too. Adoption provides a child with the opportunity to experience the life that their birth parents wanted for them. Even though there are challenges in...
by Mardie Caldwell, C.O.A.P. | Oct 17, 2021 | Adoption Awareness, Adoption story, Christianity
Emily’s Story When I first found out I was pregnant, I felt completely overwhelmed. As a Christian, I knew God would help me get through, but I never expected to be in an unplanned pregnancy. My parents wanted me to get an abortion right away and just...
by Mardie Caldwell, C.O.A.P. | Oct 10, 2021 | Adoption Awareness, Adoptive parenting
Many adoption experts, including myself, recommend sharing a child’s adoption story with him or her early in life. Sharing this your child’s adoption story allows them to understand themselves. This sense of openness means you never feel that you have to keep a...
by Mardie Caldwell, C.O.A.P. | Sep 26, 2021 | Adoption grants, Christian adoption journey, Open adoption
If you sense God is calling you to adopt to grow your family, you may wonder what you need to do to fulfill your dream. So how do you get started on the adoption journey? Research Adoption One of the first things you should do is to learn as much as you can...