When my wife Nancy and I decided to expand our marriage to include a child, 10 years of trying without success only worked to build our resolve. My success as a psychotherapist and Nancy's as a graphic designer provided us a lovely life in Orinda, California. We turned to medical science for the one thing we wanted that we couldn’t achieve on our own, but did not conceive after years of infertility therapies.
We decided to adopt, but after some research decided not to pursue an adoption in the United States because of the risk that the birth mother would change her mind. We chose to adopt through Heartsent Adoptions in Orinda, and soon Nancy and I were united with a 4-month-old baby girl from Guatemala, our daughter Rose Marie Sumner Crowe. She is a 9-year-old big girl now, and we all spend as much time as we can sailing, fishing, and playing board games. More than anything, we simply enjoy one another's presence and being a family.
About the Author:
Don Crowe, Ph.D., serves on the board of Heartsent Adoptions, Inc. His professional website is found at DonCrowePsychology.com.
We decided to adopt, but after some research decided not to pursue an adoption in the United States because of the risk that the birth mother would change her mind. We chose to adopt through Heartsent Adoptions in Orinda, and soon Nancy and I were united with a 4-month-old baby girl from Guatemala, our daughter Rose Marie Sumner Crowe. She is a 9-year-old big girl now, and we all spend as much time as we can sailing, fishing, and playing board games. More than anything, we simply enjoy one another's presence and being a family.
About the Author:
Don Crowe, Ph.D., serves on the board of Heartsent Adoptions, Inc. His professional website is found at DonCrowePsychology.com.