Do you or have you ever suffered from infertility?

Have you thought about adoption or already adopted? If your answer to any of these questions is yes, you’ve come to the right place.

Hi, I’m Christine Rhyner. I know how it feels to suffer the tremendous grief and loss associated with infertility. My husband and I eventually adopted two children from two different countries. I understand what it’s like to walk through these experiences and come out on the other side.

However, there were things I wished we knew before we adopted. For instance, should we immerse our kids in their native cultures or not? How do you celebrate their adoptions while being sensitive to their losses? What if my children asked me hard questions? For example, my son asked how much I paid for him after a stranger in the supermarket pointed to his three-year-old sister and inquired about it first! How were we to deal with insensitive comments and questions to us such as, “Now that you’re adopting, you’ll probably get pregnant,” or, “Do you have any of your own kids?”

I had no family members or friends who had adopted. I needed answers.

I discovered God’s plan was to lead me from infertility to international adoption. Throughout, I learned a lot about reproductive technologies, abortion, and adoption. My research on these topics led me to become even more prolife and pro-adoption than I already was, and to publish articles about these issues and a book, with a second soon to be released. My prayer is to help create a culture that embraces life.

So pour yourself a cup of coffee, sit back, and take a look around. You’re not alone here.