Adopting? How to adopt or foster a child, baby or orphan

I remember the first time my mom saw our son: it was around 1 am on January 20, 2016 in the middle of the Portland Airport. With tears in her eyes,

Most adoptees wonder from time to time where they came from. They become curious about their roots. Plenty of adoptees seek out that information at

Marry is an outgoing and loveable girl with many different interests. She has danced since she was 5 years old. She enjoys roller skating, hanging

I’ve always wondered what nationality am I. Do I look like anybody? Do I have any siblings? This is what adoptees think about when they see their

I remember her flipping through pages of potential adoptive families, books bound by plastic and hope, telling me stories about birth mothers and a

How would you react if you discovered you had biological siblings? This was the scenario for twin sisters Lauren Rutherford and Ashley Bo. Accordin

How do I feel and express happiness for others around me that have something that I want? This is a hard question with not an easy answer. It is of

They left her at a Steak n’ Shake. The beautiful, bouncing baby girl whom they had nurtured and loved since she was born, now almost four months

Mark High met Lindsey Collins when she was 9 years old and he started dating her mother, Jamie. From the very onset, he committed to be attentive

The foster care system is in desperate need of an ethical decision-making model. Decisions are being made, just not the right ones. I propose the c