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What a huge success!

Our April Workshop about what adopted kids want or need to know was  a huge success! Thanks so much to our wonderful panel who shared their hearts and stories with us, and provided us such great food for thought as we raise our beloved kiddos. We are looking forward to our fall workshop which will […]

Grafted In – May topic: Transracial Adoption

Please join us on Thursday, May 19th at 6:30 p.m.  We hope to have a good discussion about matters related to transracial adoptions.

Grafted In – April Topic: Book Night!

Our April 21st meeting will be a BOOK NIGHT!  We are pretty excited about this , as we have found several books about adoption that have helped us tremendously. Knowledge is power, and knowledge about the emotions that go along with adoption can make such a difference in your family’s life. SO, if you have […]

Grafted In – March Topic: Open Adoption: Blessings and Challenges

Join us on March 17th from 6:30 to 8 p.m. as we discuss Open Adoption: Blessings and Challenges.  We have invited a few of our adoptive families who have had a lot of experience in this area to come join us. Hope to see you there!

“What Adopted Kids Need (Want) to Know … and When to Tell Them” – April Workshop

Please join us on April 9th at 2 p.m. at the Kennedy Library in Muncie.  We have a great panel of adoptees representing just about every adoption scenario (infant, international, foster, step-parent).   This workshop will be include an interactive, panel discussion, which will be facilitated by our Program Director, Jodi Reinke, LMHC.     We look […]

Grafted In – February Topic: Special Needs Adoption

Join us this month on Tuesday, February 16th, 2016 at 6:30 p.m.  We will be discussing adoption of special needs children.  Hope to see you there!

My Sacrifice – A Poem by One of Our Placing Parents

My Sacrifice There is not a day that goes by That I can’t shake the empty Feeling I have inside. I should be happy, when I see you. I know I should not cry. But my emotions take over me And I cannot keep a dry eye. Just know, what I have done I did […]

Choosing to Adopt: Trusting the Journey

Matt Bloom, our Home Study Specialist until recently, is also a writer.  He has been writing inspiring stories about some of our successful adoptions.  You can find all of the stories by clicking here.  While Matt is no longer the social worker doing our home studies, he continues to write these stories for us.    We […]

Program re-opens January 1st, 2016

Effective January 1st, 2016, our program re-opened to begin accepting applications from prospective adoptive parents, as spots on our “active waiting family list” open.    We have updated this website to reflect this exciting development.   If after checking out the website, you have questions, please feel free to contact Jessica at 765-288-3111 or email her at […]

Grafted In – December Topic: Blessings in Adoption

Join us on December 17th for our monthly meeting for adoptive parents (including adoptive-parents-to-be).   There are sooo many blessings to be found in adoption!   As Psalms 127:3 makes clear, children are a blessing from the Lord!  But we can get more specific than that!  This should be an uplifting meeting for us, in keeping with […]