Adopting? How to adopt a child or baby

So often we find information about adoption as presented to us by and from informative and knowledgeable adoption professionals and passionate in-t

The Dream She could see her little girl so clearly: shoulder length, curly, dark brown hair, brown eyes, and a smile that could light up a room. Sh

My Chinese-born daughter has been cast as an orphan in a school production of “Annie.” She sings the songs until they are constantly cy

I found out I was pregnant about three hours after I had broken up with my boyfriend. By the time I had gotten home and realized something was off,

Parenting is hard. It is a time of growth, development, and learning for the parent as well as for the child. There is no all-inclusive “book”

You’re staring at the positive pregnancy test in your hand, racking your brain as to your next step. The knot in your throat gets bigger, and the

I was sitting on the couch in a friend’s home, cuddled up on the couch with my then 5-month-old daughter asleep on my lap. A Netflix show was pla

If you are expecting a child within the upcoming months or have recently found out that you are pregnant, you might be concerned about the COVID-19

This article is probably going to evoke some emotions, so consider this your trigger warning. I imagine I’ll catch a certain amount of flack, but

Adoption.  It is complex and unique to each and every adoptive family, child, and biological family.  There are no two situations exactly alike,

If you have ever traveled to a different country, you are well aware of the fact that different cultures can be quite a shock. No two countries are

For this article, I asked to interview my foster sister, Dawn, to tell her adoption story. Dawn is a 38-year-old African American woman who was ado

“He is mine in a way that he will never be hers, yet he is hers in a way that he will never be mine, and so together, we are motherhood.” -Des

A picture says a thousand words and can change the course of a life when it comes to adoption. Thousands of children are waiting to be adopted acro

Making the decision to adopt is a big one. It is a loving and beautiful way to grow your family while creating an opportunity for a child who needs

If I believed in coincidence, I would say it was by pure coincidence that I am writing this post. Too bad I don’t believe in coincidence. However