The Adoption Connection | a podcast by and for adoptive parents
#67: An Unexpected Open Adoption with Tonya Dixon
January 7, 2020
What would you do if your young child asked you to find her birth father? Our guest today experienced that exact situation when her young daughter told her she wanted to see her birth father. The relationship with her daughter's birth mom had already evolved from being nearly closed to completely open. But this was a big step. Listen as Tonya shares her story of listening, trusting God, and putting her child's needs above her personal comfort. Books Tonya Recommends: In Their Own Voices* In Their Parents’ Voices* In Their Siblings’ Voices* All By Rita Simon and Rhonda Roorda* The Open Adoption: A Birth Father's Journey* by Darrick C. Rizzo God Found Us You*  by Lisa Tawn Bergen Tween magazine, For Girls Like You, had an issue on adoption.  March/April 2019. Relevant Links: The Adoption Connection Facebook Group *Affiliate links  
What would you do if your young child asked you to find her birth father? Our guest today experienced that exact situation when her young daughter told her she wanted to see her birth father. The relationship with her daughter's birth mom had already evolved from being nearly closed to completely open. But this was a big step. Listen as Tonya shares her story of listening, trusting God, and putting her child's needs above her personal comfort. Books Tonya Recommends: In Their Own Voices* In Their Parents’ Voices* In Their Siblings’ Voices* All By Rita Simon and Rhonda Roorda* The Open Adoption: A Birth Father's Journey* by Darrick C. Rizzo God Found Us You*  by Lisa Tawn Bergen Tween magazine, For Girls Like You, had an issue on adoption.  March/April 2019. Relevant Links: The Adoption Connection Facebook Group *Affiliate links