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When we began the adoption process, I was open to adopting any race of child. I was not naive to the fact that adopting outside of our race would p

An adoption search can be an emotionally daunting task. Like with all other areas of life, people will try to take advantage of you if they sense a

A few months ago, I met Jared at a friend’s wedding. As I lugged my suitcases to my room, he swooped in to give me a hand and introduced himself

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

If you were adopted as an infant or older child, your past may occasionally eclipse your present as you fight to overcome feelings of abandonment,

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

It is incredibly common for a person who was placed for adoption to seek information about his or her birth parents in the case of a closed adoptio

  “I had no history. Nothing. Nothing to go on.” Michael Anderson grew up without any biological family, unbeknownst to him. As a young ch

You may have heard folks in adoption circles say that adoption is rooted in loss. I prefer to say that adoption is joy and loss all tangled up toge