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I met a new mom acquaintance a few weeks ago. My daughter just started kindergarten, and it’s opened up a new world of people and experiences and

Adoption reunion stories often have sweet endings, but this story comes with a cherry on top. Colorado resident, Martin Schmidt, officiated the mar

A monumental decision was handed down from a Fifth circuit district court on October 4th declaring the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) unconstituti

What do you do when you’re adopted into a family that considers the topic of adoption taboo? This is the conundrum I encountered for about 25 yea

As I begin to ponder on sibling relationships, I cannot help but think about the talk I had with my children this morning. I was encouraging them t

Miah is a beautiful, 15-year-old soul in need of a forever family. She is the kind of person who has never met a stranger. Miah is caring and givin

More than 20 years ago, we fostered and then adopted Rachelyn. She was a happy-go-lucky little girl who had Down syndrome. Rachelyn also had autism

It was back in the 1950s. A woman put in a newspaper column that she couldn’t have another child, that she couldn’t take care of the baby that

A few weeks ago, I was sitting at a diner waiting for my french toast with bacon and over easy eggs. I overheard the woman at the table behind me t

For anyone in the international adoption community, the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect to Intercountry Adop

What is most important in foster care? Yes, it is the care of the children, but what if they have siblings? How important is it to keep them togeth

As someone who has done an international adoption and had a mixed experience with the adoption agency, I can share with you some tips when choosing

One of the most common questions adoptive parents get is “What about your biological children?” It is not uncommon to have biological children

My friend is brave, but she doesn’t know this about herself. She would tell you she is an anxious person. I would tell you she has never let that

When we began our second adoption, it felt like an episode of déjà vu. We filled out the same paperwork, collected the same letters and referenc

There comes a time in most adoptees’ lives when the inevitable, unbelievably unnecessary question announces itself: why was I given up? The very