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The faith community has long been the cornerstone of many good works and movements throughout U.S. history. From the abolitionist movement in the 1

All parents basically want the same things for their kids, right? Good health, happiness, opportunities—to be loved someday by someone as much as

You know, I have had this same question pop into my head every so often, when my mind would wander to my birth mom, who was born in 1939 and actual

Alyssa Beard was born and raised in Virginia Beach, VA. Like most people, Alyssa loves to sing, hang out with her friends, and go shopping. Unique

The National Council For Adoption’s new press release covers the FY 2018 statistics on foster care and adoption which show that there have been s

You keep seeing social media posts about adoption. You hit the “love” emoji when your friend just finalized the adoption of their child. You re

We all have stories. Some make us laugh until we cry. Others? Well…they just make us cry. If you have lived at all, you have likely experienc

According to Adoption and Beyond, Michael Dukakis recognized Adoption Awareness Week when he was the governor of Massachusetts in 1976. In 1984, Pr

In physics, force is defined as “any interaction that, when unopposed, will change the motion of an object.” Pop culture has reinvented

A hilarious song by Ray Stevens, “I’m My Own Grandpa,” tells the tale of how marriage and birth combined to produce a weird family relationsh

Thirty-two children evacuated the Grand Bahama Children’s Home as Hurricane Dorian struck on September 1, leaving many in the Bahamas devastated.

As an adult, I don’t think I had all of the correct information about adoption and I’m sure that I wasn’t using the correct terminology. But,

Adoption allows for a wealth of topics on which people can debate. There are multiple sides to each topic and many seemingly valid reasons why one

Whether you are an expectant mother considering adoption for your unborn child or a woman who placed her child for adoption decades ago, one simple

After 30 years of marriage, eight kids (six of whom were adopted), and 25 years of foster care, we were done. Then, we got the call to take in the

When my husband and I first thought about adoption, I must admit I had no idea where to begin. No one in our family or circle of close friends had