by Bambi Wineland | Jan 17, 2018 | Adoptive Family Travel, Birth Country Travel, Birth Mother Search, Heritage Journey
Should we try to find our child’s birth family? I get asked that question a LOT! And there is no easy answer. As an adoptive parent, you know as well as I do, that the questions, if they haven’t already popped up, will come. How do you feel about a search? Are you the...
by Bambi Wineland | Dec 7, 2017 | Adoptive Family Travel, Birth Country Travel, Birth Mother Search, Heritage Journey, Our Children
I have spoken to many families over the last few months that are struggling with one simple question … When we go to our child’s birth country should we visit our child’s orphanage and/or foster family or birth family? So many parents struggle with this issue. There...
by Bambi Wineland | Oct 13, 2017 | Adoptive Family Travel, Birth Country Travel, Family Travel, Heritage Journey, Heritage Travel, Our Children
A Heritage Journey to your child’s birth country can be a life-changing experience for your entire family! After 25 years in the travel industry, there is one thing I know … now is the season when most folks begin planning their trips for winter break, spring break,...
by Bambi Wineland | Sep 28, 2017 | Adoptive Family Travel, Birth Country Travel, Heritage Journey, Our Children
Racial injustice is not a topic I have thought as much about as I should have. Maybe it’s time I think more about it and more importantly, have a discussion with my adopted children about how it impacts them. I read an amazing article on this topic yesterday and...
by Bambi Wineland | Aug 18, 2017 | Our Children
Charlottesville, VA, August 12, 2017 … Let’s not forget that date. If you have been reading the news or watching the TV you’ve seen the events that happened in Charlottesville last weekend. I am not one for a lot of political commentary in my newsletters...