Foster Care & Adoption - Becoming a parent for kids who need a home

I tend to refer to the various certifications and licensing requirements and agency designations to be a foster/adoptive family as alphabet soup: C

No Names to Be Given, Julia Brewer Daily Adoptees are told from an early age: we are chosen. During the first years of our lives, we feel safe, lov

Have you ever wondered what happens to the kids who are in the system until they age out at 18? Has it ever occurred to you that those kids don’t

Adoptees and Mother’s Day I remember as a young child that during the first day of school, I would proudly declare that I had two families becaus

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” The teacher asked. All at once shouts began to ring out in the classroom accompanied by wiggling bod

Adoption, while a beautiful way to make a family, can be difficult for kids to understand. I will always remember my friend’s story about a discu

When it comes to adoption, adoptive parents worry over a wide range of issues. It’s not just a process and paperwork thing, but a lifetime-of-bei

If there is anything my life has taught me, it’s that words have the power to not only shape who we are but affect the course of our lives. My ch

If you are not watching the Netflix show, Sweet Magnolias, bless your heart. Or, maybe bless mine, because the second season is full of adoption st

Los Angeles, California is considered the entertainment capital of the world. With its diverse, multi-ethnic population, there are 224 identified l