Blog: Adoption
Mermaids Aren’t Brown
I like to lay down at night with my 4 year-old daughter for a few minutes because she often will share with me…
Meet David
David was born in St. Louis in April of 1968. In May of that same year, his adoption of finalized and he…
Our Story of Embryo Adoption
My husband and I were married in May 2006 and became pregnant that September with our first child. Our beautiful, daughter Alyssa was born in…
Cammie’s Story: Homeless, Unemployed, Parenting and Pregnant
Let’s be honest. Being pregnant it not always the happiest time of your life. It can be scary, especially when the pregnancy is…
Adoption: Feels like a lot of hurry up and wait
by Meg Roetto, MSW, LMSW, LFCS Adoption Case Worker – Southwest Office Sometimes the adoption process can feel like a hurry up and…
Finding Selflessness ~ A Birth Mom’s Story
November is National Adoption Month. LFCS is an expert in the field. We work with birth parents, adoptive parents and foster parents. We are…
New Guidelines in Effect for the Universal Accreditation Act
We get a lot of inquiries regarding families that want to do an independent intercountry adoption. With the Universal Accreditation Act that went…
What are Open, Closed, Semi-Open and Semi-Closed Adoptions?
An open adoption is an adoption where all identifying information is shared between the biological parents and the adoptive family, including last names,…
An Adoption Story
Family is a word that has precious meaning. Some people take family for granted, not realizing there are couples who are yearning to…