top of page
My Choice Blog
My Choice contains both self curated and shared content to help all involved in the adoption process.


You Have Rights: Knowing Your Options in the Face of Child Welfare
Are you worried about Child Protective Services taking your child ? If you are facing challenges like substance use or unstable housing...
May 16


Jessika's Story: Open Adoption
2023 has been such a wonderful year here at Choice. We welcomed two new members onto our staff team! We got to celebrate with you at our...
Dec 28, 2023


Our Adoption Story: Chris & Kristen
It's November, and here in the PNW, the last of leaves are playing catch up, turning everything red and gold. It's also National Adoption...
Nov 10, 2023


Meet the Staff: Lauren LaStrapes
Today on the blog, we're getting to know our Adoption Specialist, Lauren LaStrapes! If you've ever called Choice with questions about...
Apr 12, 2023


Adoption Stories: Ask an Adoptee
Meet Courtney Courtney is a Portland native, with a passion for pizza and an artistic appreciation for Adele's latest album (and Taylor...
Nov 17, 2022


Adoption Stories: Baby in a Shoebox
Several months ago we got a call from a man seeking help who had been given a baby in a box. You read that right: A BABY IN A BOX!
Nov 9, 2022


Happy National Adoption Month
Friends, we love November. Big surprise, right? *sips coffee and looks out at the misty PNW gloom...mmm...* When you love Oregon and...
Nov 4, 2022


Choice Adoptions: Meet the Team
Around here, we're kind of obsessed with families finding each other. We are so honored to watch these moments unfold right in front of...
Jul 15, 2022


Hi, We're Choice Adoptions!
Choice Adoptions is a private adoption agency here to support those with unexpected pregnancies, adoptive parents on their adoption journey!
May 6, 2022


Open Adoption: Life is Always Created at the Right Time
An unplanned pregnancy is never a thing to our God.
Life is always created at the right time.
Jan 14, 2021


Oregon Small Business Gives to Support Adoption and Children
In 2004 Ryan and Sherrie Whipple ventured out to create their own business; a painting company.
Dec 9, 2020


We are so thankful for you.
No one has ever said adoptions are easy. They're not... especially in 2020.
Nov 25, 2020


5 Questions You Can Ask Yourself to Keep a Child Out of Foster Care
Too many children are neglected and abused in America and end up in foster care. Our society is broken...
Nov 2, 2020


Caring for Birth Parents is Part of Adoption: Stop Separating the Two.
As a waiting family, we get all sorts of opinions and comments about our decision to adopt. Some are supportive...
Oct 14, 2020


The Gift of Openness in Adoption
My encouragement to the prospective adoptive parents and the pregnant women considering their options is to communicate.
Sep 30, 2020


What Are The Best Adoption Agencies in Oregon in 2021?
For over 50 years, Choice Adoptions has been there for thousands of women who are unexpectedly pregnant
Sep 8, 2020
bottom of page