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How are you touched by adoption?

adoptive parent (domestic adoption), adoptive parent (international adoption), adoption professional, friend or family member is touched by adoption, adoption supporter, other

If you have adopted, or ar hoping to do so, which agency have you used?

Graceful Adoptions and Bethany Christian Services

If you adopted internationally, or are hoping to do so, please share the country.

Domestic & Guatemala

If you have a website or blog you would like to share, enter the website address.

http://www.GracefulAdoptions.com

Share a little about your adoption story

As an adoptive parent, my experience with adoption was challenging to say the least. I remember thinking that we should be able to do better…the experience can and should be improved.

I established Graceful Adoptions out of the love and respect I feel for my daughter, her birth mother, and everyone else who offered assistance and support during my three year struggle to bring my daughter Grace home.

Everyone involved with adoptions - directly or indirectly - understands that adoption is an emotional process with many uncertainties, twists and turns. Challenges exist during adoption…what matters is how we handle the challenges.

As your partner, it is the mission of Graceful Adoptions to deliver services with kindness, respect, honesty and integrity. By staying focused on our mission, the adoption experience really will be the beautiful experience it was meant to be.