Rejection Casts a Long Shadow

Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this blog post. Anyone who is intimately familiar with adoption recognizes that it includes a profound experience of both/and: both losing and gaining a family, both heartache and joy,...

Awareness. Adoption. Accuracy. Affirmation.

Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this post. National Adoption Awareness Month is in full swing. As a reminder, the purpose of #NAAM is to raise awareness of the many foster children who need permanent families. When it...

Loss: An Uncomfortable Truth

    Learn how the coaches at GIFT Family Services can help you and your family navigate your adoption journey. We’ve faced our share of family challenges and crises, ridden the metaphorical rollercoaster, and our families have not only survived; they...