ADOPTING BELICIA – THE CALL THAT CHANGED OUR LIVES
Published January 2014 By Shelbie Bostedt, Intern On June 23, 2012, Sandy Thomas received a phone call that would change her life forever. Her Cradle Counselor delivered the news: she and her husband Greg were going to be parents. Less than a year earlier, in September of 2011, Sandy and Greg attended a Sayers Center Informational […]
TATIANA & VICA’S ADOPTION STORY
By The Cradle Staff December 24, 2004 was a Christmas we will never forget. It was the day we brought our daughters Tatiana Katarina (3 1/2), and Victoria Maria (2 1/2) home from Russia. It was the most incredible gift we could have ever received, or given to our family. Big brother Kameron (8) was […]
THE HERNANDEZ FAMILY ADOPTION STORY
All three of our children are Cradle babies! Antonio became our son in 1999, followed by our son Enrique in 2001, and then in 2003 we brought home our daughter, Sofia. We simply cannot imagine our life without any one of our children….We simply cannot imagine our life without the Cradle! Sincerely, Barbara & Dominic […]
A BEVY OF BEAUTIES: MEET THE THOLKES FAMILY
Published February 2015 By Shelbie Bostedt, Intern There is never a dull moment in the Tholkes household. With four girls eight-years-old and under, two of whom were adopted, the happy family of six has grown exponentially in the past few years, much to Steve and Katie’s delight. After struggling with infertility, the couple decided adoption was the […]
ADOPTION: ANOTHER WORD FOR LOVE
Published March 2015 By Shelbie Bostedt, Intern Katie and Dave Bochenek both grew up in large families and dreamed of a house full of children of their own. When fertility issues hindered their initial plan, they turned to The Cradle. “Even before that decision, we always talked about growing our family both through having biological kids […]
OUR MIRACLE: KATIE GRACE
Published March 2015 By Samantha Spengler, Intern When Maggie Oswald and Ken Paquette decided to pursue adoption to build their family, they chose The Cradle, which Ken had learned about from his boss. They submitted an application and completed their home study, going on the waiting list in February 2011. And they waited. It wasn’t until […]
