Elizabeth's Story Mother’s Day…A day I thought I may never get to celebrate as a mother myself, but I learned God had the most perfect plan all along. A very dear friend of mine always said God’s delay is NOT his denial.  Words I came to live by during our adoption journey. When my husband and I got married, we knew adding to our family was going to be a struggle.  At the time though, we had no idea how big of a challenge it was going to be.  After several years of trying through via multiple IVF treatments to become pregnant, we realized that we needed to take a break from it all and just enjoy being married. A year or so passed, ...

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I'll never forget the day I found out I was pregnant. It was earth shattering, to say the least. I had a lot going on at the time. I was going through a divorce and had two other children. I felt so hopeless and scared. This was the first time I had considered any option other than parenting. How could I possibly bring my baby into an already broken home? How was this fair to the two children I already had? I already had a special needs child who suffers and fights for his life, so how am I possibly going to do all of this on my own?? The answer was clear, I wasn't! ...

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Once touched by adoption, there is an innate passion for the journey and helping those who, like you, have the desire to build their family in this way. If you are like me, often that passion and desire to help others gets misplaced on the back burner due to life, and at times not knowing “What difference can I make?”  Well – here’s your chance!  Come walk with us on June 10 as a member of the AIS Team that is walking in support of the Gift of Adoption Fund – a 501(c)(3) charity that since its inception in 1996, has awarded $5.4 million in adoption assistance grants to complete the adoption process, giving 1,820 children permanent homes.  GOA ...

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Taxes are always a hot topic!  Adoptive Families Magazine is hosting a FREE Tax Credit Webinar focusing on Adoption and Taxes on March 7th.  Follow the link below for more information and to register. https://www.adoptivefamilies.com/how-to-adopt/adoption-tax-credit-webinar-wilmoth/   ...

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