By Melissa Miller The Rollercoaster of Foster Care and Adoption
After spending most of their childhoods in foster care, Addy and her brother Dominick had never been to a birthday…
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By Nikki Wheeler Douglas Dear Baby, as I Wait for You
Dear sweet baby, One day I will tell you of the path we have taken to lead us to you.…
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By Her View From Home The Unseen Turmoil of an Adoption Decision
We first found out about the possibility in early November. Usually, when our adoption agency shows our profile book, we…
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45 Hours with Our Almost-Daughter: A Story of Failed Adoption and Love
We were her parents for 45 hours until they told us we couldn’t be. I (Rachel) don’t remember when I…
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By Kimberly Keys Here’s What You Need To Know About My Child’s Birth Mom
We've all been on the receiving end of nosy questions at some point in our lives. When these questions are…
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By Savannah Lyon Adoption is a Picture of Love
African praise melodies were the thing that officially birthed adoption in my soul. Enchanted by the joyful rhythms crooned by…
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By Karin Davis-Thompson We Chose Adoption, Then God Brought Us Together
On the rough days, I have to remind myself that I wanted to be a mommy–cried out for it, prayed…
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Adoption Means Two Moms Love a Baby
There was a woman who found out she was expecting a baby. She was going to be a mom. There…
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The Lasting Grief of a Birthmother
As a birthmother, you are made to feel you are not good enough to parent your child. You are made…
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A Phone Call Made Us Parents—A Mother’s Sacrifice Made Us a Family
“I’d like you to be the parents for my daughter,” my heart pounded in response to the immediate realization of…
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By Maralee Bradley As an Adoptive Mom, the Super Bowl Ad Featuring US Paralympic Swimmer Jessica Long Left Me Speechless
For those of us who typically watch the Super Bowl just to enjoy the commercials, Toyota had an unexpected emotional…
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By Amber Watson To the Couple With Unexplained Infertility: There Are Babies To Love
"You don't know what it's like," she said, "you don't have kids." She had no idea how those words stung,…
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