Speaking Life for Adoption

Adoptive & Family Services of Cookeville > Blog > Adoptive Family Speaking Life for Adoption According to the National Council on Adoption, there are approximately 1.4 million couples waiting to adopt a child in the United States.  Yet many women who find...

Giving Up My Baby for Adoption

Adoptive & Family Services of Cookeville > Blog > Adoptive Family Giving Up My Baby for Adoption Thank you for considering adoption as a choice for you and your baby.  Though you may think of adoption as “giving up” your baby, we hope by the end of this...

Adoption: God’s Plan for Us

Adoptive & Family Services of Cookeville > Blog > Adoptive Family Adoption: God’s Plan for Us Andy and I began our adoption story in 2010.  We have always had a positive view of adoption due to the fact that Andy was adopted and it has been such a...

Tennessee Birth Mother Bill of Rights

Adoptive & Family Services of Cookeville > Blog > Adoptive Family Tennessee Birth Mother Bill of Rights TENNESSEE BIRTH MOTHER’S BILL OF RIGHTS  As an expectant mother Hope Center is here to support you by giving you all of the information you need to make...

An Adoptee’s Perspective

Adoptive & Family Services of Cookeville > Blog > Adoptive Family An Adoptee’s Perspective What does it mean to be adopted? If I’ve learned anything over the past two years of my research (I just graduated with my Masters, yay!) and the past 24 years of...

Why Would I Choose Adoption?

Adoptive & Family Services of Cookeville > Blog > Adoptive Family Why Would I Choose Adoption? We are so glad you asked that question.  Whether you find yourself in an unexpected pregnancy or a parenting hardship we applaud you for considering what your...