Judge W. Mitchell Nance of the Barren and Metcalfe counties in Kentucky has officially recused himself from any adoption cases that involve gay prospective parents. According to the Washington Post, Nance issued an order last week in which he wrote that it is his belief that by allowing a “practicing homosexual” to adopt would “under no […]
By The Seattle Lesbian Monday, the United States Supreme Court reversed an Alabama Supreme Court decision refusing to recognize a lesbian mother’s prior adoption of her three children in Georgia. Monday’s summary reversal restores V.L. full rights as an adoptive parent. “I am overjoyed that the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the Alabama court decision,” said […]
By: Henry Amador Today I begin a series of journaling the experiences that my husband Joel and I will be having on the road to becoming second time parents. If these articles shed some insight on what it sometimes takes, or if our footsteps make it easier for another family to follow along than my […]
By – Trey Darnell (Continued) It is now past midnight, and we have crossed into Arkansas. My excitement, or lack thereof, for The Help has not changed. I find myself constantly checking the CD info display. Disc 5 Track 13. Sigh! We can barely hold our eyes open and decide to stop in Little Rock […]
By-Trey Darnell We could be weeks or merely days away from making the trip from Johnson City, Tennessee to Abilene, Texas for the birth of Baby T-Rex. The distance between these two cities is 1,128 miles and when you are on “baby time”, there are no easy planning and travel solutions. Blogs, books, lists, parenting […]
By-Trey Darnell 34 weeks! Everyone says we are in the home stretch. Time seems to be disappearing fast as we get closer and closer to the due date. Preparations are definitely in full swing. Matthew and I are attempting to be prepared as possible. Is that even possible? We have found ourselves asking tons of […]
By – Trey Darnell Eight weeks to go. Eight weeks still seems like an eternity and relatively quick at the same time. We are busy preparing in all ways possible. Most of the preparation legwork has been making sure that our home is prepared and stocked for the first months of parenthood. Working out the […]
By: Jason Holling Hello from Omaha, Nebraska! We are Jason and Justin and started on a journey in January 2013 to grow our family through open adoption. We hope to share our story to give other same-sex parents that are considering adoption a glimpse into the process as well as share our story that is […]
By: Trey Darnell On Wednesday morning (June 26, 2013) Matthew and I were in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee vacationing with my parents. It was a few minutes before 10 o’clock and everyone was just waking up. We knew that in just a few moments everything could change for us as a couple. Along with thousands of […]
By-Trey Darnell June is here. I am truly excited! June has always been one of my favorite months of the year. Maybe it’s because my birthday falls in the month of June. Is it possible to have two favorites? Just consider it a tie between June and December. I love the excitement and happiness people […]
