Kris’ cousin felt her daughter would have a better life with Kris.
- Love What Matters
- Family
- Adoption/Foster Care
Kris’ cousin felt her daughter would have a better life with Kris.
“For an adoption to take place, there is a huge loss involved. But it can also turn out to be a beautiful story.”
“I questioned why now? Why after years when I was younger begging for more kids would now be the time to answer that prayer? This year, at the age of 46 and 47, God decided it was time for the shock of our lives.”
“I’m not his mom but I’m the only mom he knows. He calls me Mama Julie.”
“In 4 short years, I’d been removed at birth from my mother, placed into foster care, reunified with my birth father, and then placed back into foster care. I’d experienced family separation, failed reunification, abuse, neglect, and had already been named, renamed, and named again.”
“Adoption is a calling, not a backup plan.”
“The first Mother’s Day I experienced post placement, I felt hollow. No one said a word. I didn’t communicate that Mother’s Day would be a trigger for my grief, but somehow this 19-year-old boy knew and validated those feelings in a tangible way.”
“I was praying every day that someday she would want to know me. ‘Can you repeat that? I want to make sure I understand you correctly.’ My jaw hinged open and I was rendered speechless.”
“I was discouraged from ever mentioning my mother. Until 13, I didn’t even know her name. Our curiosity is not a threat; your jealousy is.”
“We did everything we could to support her biological mother. Sadly, it became clear reunification would not be possible. I remember feeling that we would adopt her, but it was not an easy path.”