Becoming a Mother by Gina Crotts
This was not my first time taking these steps as an oversized version of myself. I was eight and half months pregnant with my second child, but the…
Business of Adoption: Management Software by Greg Phelps
Does anyone else hear wedding bells? Because I do! My daughter, Carly, gets married in one month, and there is a lot of work still left to do!…
Keeping Promises By Gina Crotts
As I searched through hundreds of hopeful adoptive couple profiles, I realized my decision to place my daughter for adoption was based on a promise. A promise from…
Business of Adoption: Payment Automation by Greg Phelps
When I first met my wife, 32 years ago, she was driving a red Toyota 4-Runner. Now, here in 2019, I’m the one driving a red Toyota 4-Runner.…
Life is Full of Lists: 2019 Edition
Our Annual Primer for Using Lists in Your Profile
Joy and Grief- A Birth Mother’s Journey by Gina Crotts
As I walk the last leg of being a birth mother for eighteen years, I can’t help but look back at the footprints I have left. In two…
Help! I Can’t Find 35 Photos!
When hopeful adoptive parents begin the profile creation process, most of them are worried about the writing. But as they get further and further into the process, they…
You’re Adopted by Gina Crotts
As a birth mother who has been a part of the adoption community for over 18 years, I feel fortunate to see such a turn of events from…
Business Leadership: Organizational Tools By Greg Phelps
In last week’s blog, we talked about the importance of having the right tools. This week we’re going to focus on one type of business tool that everyone,…
Building a Relationship with Birth Parents By Gina Crotts
Building a relationship with birth parents is not any different than starting a new friendship. Birth parents are human, and they want to know adoptive parents are human…