We adopted our daughter Olivia from Bulgaria when she was 2 and a half, but we began the process when she was only 14 months old. It was an excitin
Adoption is comprised of many emotional acts and events. Though it can be common to think of the negatives, there are too many positives to count!
Meet Michelle! Michelle is a happy, loving child. She is a leader, a builder, and loves nature. This fun-loving girl is 12 years old, but she is cu
I enjoy an unusual pastime with my oldest daughter, Kaylin (who’s currently six), in that we love to watch scary films together. We started with
Mother’s Day can evoke a mixed bag of emotions for all members of the adoption triad (adoptive mom, birth mom, and adoptee). So finding the righ
An emotional reunion 24 years in the making took place in Chengdu, China. Wang Mingquing and his wife, Liu Dengying, embraced their daughter for th
Getting ready for an open adoption can feel a lot like preparing for a job interview. Everything about you seems like it’s under the microscope;
Home study. For some, the term may conjure up worries about being scrutinized and judged. However, a home study is not as scary or intimidating as
A new adoption and foster care reform bill was passed unanimously by the Kentucky Senate. “This is the proudest moment of my legislative career,â
For nearly 10 years, Adoption by Shepherd Care has been finding families to host children from Colombia in what is called the Summer Hosting Progra
When we first started the process to adopt 13 years ago, adoption training regarding how past trauma affected adopted children didn’t really exis
We got the call a whole month early that my son would be born the following morning. To say we were unprepared was an understatement. We had 12 hou
When I was in the homestudy process, my social worker asked me to describe how I thought my foster and adoptive journey might go. When I finished d
The Connecting Hearts Adoption Conference is being held on April 14th at the Courtyard by Marriott in Walla Walla from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Presenters
Last Saturday the Dunker family and their newly adopted sons, Kevin and Jordith, arrived at the Des Moines airport and got quite the surprise. A la
Michael Reagan is the son of one of the most iconic couples in Hollywood: former President Ronald Reagan and Academy Award-winning actress Jane Wym