About the author

Karen – pictured above

Active, athletic, creative, cheerful, friendly, happy, passionate, loving, helpful, loyal…these are the words that describe Karen’s personality best.

Before becoming a stay at home adoptive Mom to her wonderful son Karen spent about 15 years working professionally as a graphic designer. Someday she expects to dedicate more of her time once again to a creative job but for now she is content working on her own art pieces, writing on her blog and chasing after her son full time.

Being active outdoors in nature on sunny days always brings a smile to Karen’s face so whenever possible she is found doing that. Having a child in the house has changed what she does actively these days, for instance, instead of playing tennis or taking a run by herself she now spends a lot of her free time homeschooling her son, playing with nerf guns, playing the chase game and most recently participating in my son’s many reenactments.

If you would like to reach Karen she can be contacted via email.

“Lizzie” – not pictured for privacy reasons

Lizzie (birthmother to Karen’s son) is one of a growing population of women who are “childless by choice.” Even as a young girl, Lizzie recognized that she did not have motherhood in her future; she was more likely to name her dolls and put them away than to cradle or nurture them.  These feelings were only reinforced as Lizzie grew up watching troubles within her own family.  She and her husband had decided long before marrying that they did not want to be parents.  When Lizzie unexpectedly became pregnant at age 25, she knew that adoption was the best choice for her and her child.

Lizzie felt overwhelmingly positive about her choice after seeing the happiness of baby Catherine and her adoptive family.  Lizzie chose to become pregnant again at age 29 at the request of the parents who adopted Catherine.  However, when the adoptive parents were forced to bow out of their agreement (due to their own personal familial difficulties), Lizzie and her husband sought a new adoptive family.  They could not have been more fortunate than to find Karen and Scott, who welcomed their baby into their home with open arms.  No situation, no matter how strange and sorrowful, cannot be righted by two people with love in their hearts.

Today, Lizzie continues to grow up, one day at a time.