Host an Exchange Student and Learn about the World with Your KidsBring another culture into your home and learn about the world! Great programs for families to host an exchange student from another country.
"Adoption is a part of our family. It's a part of our story, but they're all just our kids."#adoption #adoptionislove #adoptionisbeautiful #lovemakesafamily #family
An Adoption Poem: The Gift of Life - Lifetime Christian Adoption“The Gift of Life” is an adoption poem which has been enjoyed by many in the adoption community. It shows what a blessing that adoption is!
‘They asked, ‘Where’s your real Mom? She didn’t want you? Is there something wrong with you?’ Everywhere I went, I stuck out like a sore thumb.’: Transracial adoptee says ‘it’s okay to grieve the loss…"I wasn’t white enough, but I also wasn’t black enough. I'd be in line checking out with my mom when cashiers would remind me to put down the grocery dividers between us. It was a constant reminder others didn't see me as belonging to my parents. Every birthday, I wondered if my birth mother thought about me. Every holiday, I wondered if she missed me."
Adoption Grant Family 2021As many of you know each year we like to donate to a family that is in the process of adopting. Adoption is something very close to our hearts and we love being able to help others with their adoption. For the month of January, we donated 20% of the profits from our online shop to the adoption fund. We are so excited to announce that Kim & Greg are receiving a $10,000 adoption grant for 2021! We received so many nominations and there were countless deserving families. In the future, we hope…
10 Reasons Why You Should Not Adopt a ChildYes, you read that correctly. I know what you're thinking: there are so many children in the world who need a "good and loving" forever family. Why would I discourage people from adopting? The reasoning is this: when you choose to adopt, the child must be the #1 priority. Here are 10 reasons why a person should not adopt, and why: 1: You are anti-connective and attachment parenting. Arguably, adoptees have experienced trauma to some degree (the separation from their biological parents, at…
WE’RE ADOPTING AGAIN!WE ARE HOPING TO ADOPT AGAIN! We are so excited and anxious to grow our family through adoption again and make Josie a big sis. Please help us spread the word by sharing our posts and information w…
'So what if we have 7 other kids?' How one family adopted 6 children from AfricaCarolyn Twietmeyer and her husband, Kiel, had seven children when they decided to adopt just one more. So how did they end up with six adopted children from Africa, including two who are HIV-positive? It wasn't an easy road, Carolyn Twietmeyer writes -- but it's been worth it. By Carolyn Twietmeyer, special to TODAY MomsAfter years of grazing the topic of adoption with my husband, he finally agre
This Family’s Experience of Adopting Kids With Disabilities and of Different Races Is Truly BeautifulHeather Avis shares her family's positive and real experiences with adopting two children with Down syndrome and one transracial adoptee.
The Beast of Burden - Illusion and Deception on the Path of EnlightenmentHumanity -that's your real nationality , from Iryna
Understanding Older Child AdoptionThink you could be the right family for an older child adoption? First, here are 10 things you need to know about adopting an older child.
Foster The People YoungMy babies! It’s been like a month and a half & Michael is still so amped on that free pen😂 . . . #priorities #adoptionbound #adoptionday…
‘Can you take a 3-year old?’ He was so excited he interrupted the judge to explain exactly why he wanted to be adopted!’: Woman reunites brothers through emotional adoption journey, ‘I can’t imagine…“The second Michael caught a glimpse of his brother from across the playground, he ran with all his might and jumped into his arms. We…
Foster a Child, Give a Hope…SourceWHAT IS THE FOSTERING SCHEME?Launched in Singapore in 1956, the Fostering Scheme is an alternative care arrangement for disadvantaged children below the age of 18 whose parents or guardians a…
‘These boys are safe, loved and above all, ours forever. We stood in front of the judge. ‘Adoption granted.’ At that moment, all the weight fell away.’: Adoptive mom knew ‘something was missing,’ says…‘Many families talk about how faith or infertility led to adoption. Neither of these apply for us.’