Adopting? How to adopt a child or baby

The approach of summer brings a lot of hopes and adventures. However, it also brings a lot of chaos and fears. The end of spring welcomes in a time

Independence wasn’t always something I was ready to handle. It was given before I even knew what it was. Foster care homes for me was a place

When you hear the name, Dave Thomas, I bet you think about Wendy’s mouthwatering square hamburgers that you’ll wash down with an old-fashioned

If you are considering international adoption, get ready for an exciting ride! From referral pictures to meeting your child for the first time to e

When pursuing international adoption, one of the scariest things to contemplate is if your prospective adoptive child is, in fact, an orphan. Recen

The stepparent is a rapidly growing role in today’s society, one that has a great amount of influence on a child. Actually, a stepparent may even

In Are You My Mother?, P.D. Eastman’s classic children’s book, a hatchling bird enters the world to find himself alone. Unbeknownst to him, his

*Pictured above: My daughter with her Super Beauty Doll* When we adopted our daughter, we loved her so much. It was hard to realize that when we ca

Being a foster parent is one of the hardest yet rewarding things I have ever chosen to do. I was so naive to the process. I seriously thought it wa

According to the Indian government-run CARINGS website (Central Adoption Resource Authority) from April 2017-March 2018, 3,276 in-country adoptions

Novelist Paulo Coelho wrote, “Life has many ways of testing a person’s will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything hap

When we started the adoption process, we were open to any race of child. We have friends and family who are adopted or have adopted outside of thei

Adoption has changed my life in more ways than just one. Yes, we became a family of three and I could not be happier about that. But we also gained

I am a part of various adoption groups on social media, and it is admittedly a little hard to stomach at times. Don’t get me wrong, I love adopti

He’s very quiet as he crawls silently towards the couch. My eyes are fixed on my computer, but I am aware of his presence in the corner of my eye

We’ve been talking about some of the common fears people have about being a foster parent. So far we’ve covered these topics: 1. Will I Have E