Stories
Below are just a few stories from some of our many Cradle alumni families,birthparents and children.
| International adoptive parents share their stories |
Reflections on adoption by Mark & Lydia |
 Bringing Max Home by Terry and Chuck Petry |
 Adopting Liana by Neil and Carol O'Rourke |
 Our Amazing Trip to Russia by Kym and John Conis |
 Adventures in Russia Alex was a year and a half when Joan and Bob first met him. |
 Our Journey to Family |
 The Boehm Adoption Story On Christmas Day 2007, Heather and Garrett Boehm received a priceless gift – their first day together with a new son. |
 Demetri and Daniel Both Join the Family Tom and Georgia Aralis traveled to Russia expecting to meet one son; instead, they met two. |
 "All the Difference in the World" One Family's Story of Adopting from Russia |
 "Going with the Flow" The Davis’ Adoption Journey |
 Meeting their Children for the First Time by Erin and Craig Fowles |
 Our Family by Arnie and Dawn Quast |
 Tatiana & Vica's Story by Phillip & Krista |
 Bringing Home Teddy 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. |
| Adoptive parents share their open adoption stories |
The Gift of Motherhood by Sheila Grant |
 Sarah and Elena Bellini |
 Chuck and Casey Crannell |
 Warren Luther Fellingham III & IV |
 The Feeling of Completion by Sherri & Jeff Wason |
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 What is Love? by Missy & Chad Gillis |
 For the Love of Our Children by Jill and Rob Hall |
 The Joy of Openness by Pam Banks |
 A Big, Happy Family by the Hernandez family |
 The Joy of Adoption by Robin and Christopher Dunn |
 A Thousand Words.. by Linda Loftus |
Read what adopted children have to say about their relationships with birthparents and being adopted. |
| Birthparents share their open adoption experiences |
| 10 Things Every Birthmother Wants Adoptive Parents To Know by Patricia Dischler |
| Michelle's Story by Michelle |
| How I Chose My Family by Nora |
| Respect for a Birthmother by Tammy |
| Making the Decision by Dan |
The Best Decision We Ever Made
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