Hello Diane,

I hope all is well with you.

Langston continues to be loving, happy, funny, joyous, and well-adjusted. He is a very good student, though he doesn’t care much for math. He loves to read books and play with Legos. He has a wonderful imagination, loves to sing and dance, and loves to watch movies.

He is going to be tall, we think. He is already just shy of 5 feet tall – taller than most of his classmates – and he currently wears the youth size equivalent of my shoes (which he often pulls on to take out the trash – his chore), and my feet are not small – women’s size 9!

This past summer – though only 9 years old – he auditioned for – and won – the part of Young Simba, the lead in the musical, The Lion King! He worked incredibly hard, and was rightly very proud of his performance and hard work.
This fall, he was nominated for a regional theater award for his excellent work – the only 9 year old on the list!

He is a much beloved classmate, friend, and son. I thank God every day for the privilege of parenting this human.

Have a very beautiful Christmas.

Sincerely,

Robin and Val

“I am so grateful for Lifetime and Scott and Meredith.
I couldn’t have picked a better family for my daughter!
She is loved more than I could have ever imagined!
Here is a recent picture of our blended family!
I love you Meredith for being such an amazing mother to my Bella!”

– From Bella’s Birth Mom

Just can’t get enough of these boys!
They are already best buddies.
Big brother loves to help out in caring for his new little brother!
Congrats to this happy family!
 

Sweet photo of our two boys. Big brother is enjoying his little brother and can’t wait to share his toys as well!

Lifetime would like to congratulate adoptive parents Georgio and Kristan from Florida! They just adopted a baby boy, Roman, through Lifetime Adoption!

Hey Y’all!
We just wanted to say thank you for the anniversary card and and the baby gift of ‘God Found Us You’. It’s hard to believe that Leif is already 4 weeks old! He is doing great and Carolina loves her new role as a big sister! Here are a few pictures from the last 4 weeks. We spent our ICPC time relaxing, taking small family outings to museums and a waterfall. We also were able to spend time introducing Leif to his extended family! He already has had lots of love from Grandparents, Aunts/Uncles and Cousins.

We’ll keep Tiffany posted!

Sally and Jon

Dear Veronica,

Happy Groundhog Day! We always think of you on your favorite holiday! Katie is eight years old now and in second grade. It is hard to believe how fast time is flying by.

Katie still enjoys swimming on the swim team, running and riding her bike. She also loves to sing and make up dance routines with her friends.

She attends Good News Club one afternoon a week and is part of our younger youth group at church.

Katie has been processing a lot of details about her adoption story lately and is beginning to understand how special and unique her story is.

We will be eternally grateful for the part you played in helping us match with Katie’s birth mom and forming our forever family! We pray often for you and the rest of the staff at Lifetime!

Love,

Tricia and Roger

Can you believe Maddox is 15 weeks old?! I still pinch myself. I cannot believe he is real.
 
I talk with his birth mother once or twice a week. She’s always telling me thank you for raising her child. This makes my heart smile. I am so thankful for her and I absolutely love her!
 
I am also thankful for all of you ladies at Lifetime. I brag on you and my experience all the time!
 
-Tequila (and Kevin)

Good morning Diane,

This morning I recommended Lifetime to an adoption support group I’m a part of on Facebook. As I was writing about your support for birth moms and adoptive families alike, I found myself hoping a member of the Lifetime family would read the impact you’ve had on our lives!
 
There’s no greater indicator of an exceptional experience than a repeat client and we are so thankful we returned for our second adoption with Lifetime. I also can’t overstate our joy of not only bringing sweet Judah home but also our growing relationship with his lovely birth family.
 
Elijah and Georgia are enjoying their little brother so much! Their only conflict is who gets to hold or feed him next.
 
Fondly,
 
Brent and Latonia

Wow! We cannot believe that Maddox will be three weeks old on Wednesday. Time is flying by! It seems like he was just born yesterday.
 
We still cannot thank you all enough for making our dreams become a reality! Can’t stop looking at him. I have to pinch myself because I cannot believe he is real.
 
Love,
Kevin and Tequila

Hi Lovely Lifetime Staff!
I haven’t been in touch regularly about how our Keenan is doing, but he’s doing great! In fact, since we moved to LA he’s told us he wants to be an entertainer, so we put him in glee, musical theater, hip hop and broadway dance. He also started modeling in December and has been shooting for Gymboree. You can see him on the website, in stores and on mailers.
 
He is a great student, his teachers and other parents ADORE him, and he’s an all-round athlete. He just learned to snowboard at Lake Tahoe over spring break. He happens to also be great at math and robots, and he loves babies and animals. In fact, he and big sister Vanessa keep begging us to adopt more babies.
 
Open adoption has worked out great for all of us. Keenan knows both birth parents and feels those beams of love from them at all times. We helped Keenan’s birth mama Nikkie do her family tree using DNA, and she miraculously connected with her own (late) birth mother’s family, found out she has two half sisters who she has connected with, and found out who her birth father is. He had never been married, has no other kids, and didn’t know about Nikkie. She has two giant new families now! What an experience someone who grew up as an adopted only child.
 
We continue to shape our open adoption with insights from Mama Nikkie and how her adoption story has unfolded. We are also helping Keenan’s birth father do his family tree. He was raised by his maternal grandmother and doesn’t really know his father. As with Mama Nikkie, we are offering to make some connections together, to support Keenan and his family of origin. Mama Nikkie, Jack and I keep talking about the book we are going to write. Adoption has changed our lives in so many awesome, exciting, powerful ways!
-Mary