The Being Chosen Project
Currently, I am pursuing a long-term project is focusing on adoption.
Most of my friends know this, but we don't talk about it much. My parents adopted me and my sister as infants. Perhaps that is why I don't often think of it because they are my parents, regardless of biological history. My sister does know her biological mother. To me, knowing my birth mother and father was never a big deal.
But our adoption was a big deal to my parents. Anybody who adopts, whether an infant, toddler, or teenager, from within the United States or from overseas, has a lot of love to give and the dedication to raise a child, or in several cases, children. Investing so much time, instruction, patience, money, and sacrifice to guide them to a fulfilling life.
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Those are my parents, Hal and Dianne. They're why I'm doing this project. Just two weeks old, they brought me home from DePelchin Children's Center. Five and a half years later, they adopted my sister, also through DePelchin's.
Whether you adopted or were adopted, whether recently or many decades ago, those are stories that I want to share. Each story will include a photo session as well as a Q&A interview and older photos to tell the story for a blog post. A reception will be planned to view the selected portraits and hopefully meet a few families in attendance.
If you are interested or know a family that might want to share their story, please fill out the application form and I'll get in touch.