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Adoption, Kids, Motherhood
July 9, 2016
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By Alissa Kay

I Didn’t Dream Of This

My youngest is napping. My oldest two kids are happily playing together in the toy room. As I’m sweeping the…

Adoption, Foster Care, Kids
May 12, 2016
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By Maralee Bradley

Foster Kids Don’t Have Birthparents

Yesterday I was driving my six kids to a foster parent training class when one of my children said, "I…

To My Kids’ Biological Mothers: Thank You Will Never Be Enough

Adoption, Kids, Motherhood
May 2, 2016
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By Alissa Kay

To My Kids’ Biological Mothers: Thank You Will Never Be Enough

And just like that, it’s already May. Time for another Mother’s Day. I know it can be a difficult day…

Adoption, Faith, Foster Care, Infertility, Kids
May 1, 2016
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By Maralee Bradley

If You Can’t Be Content

I always knew God created me to mother children. I knew it the same way I knew I had blue…

Avoid saying these 5 Things to an Adoptive Parent

Adoption, Featured, Kids
April 11, 2016
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By Lori Wildenberg

Avoid saying these 5 Things to an Adoptive Parent

When Tom and I were going through the adoption process with our oldest kiddo (the other three came the old…

Kids, Motherhood
April 4, 2016
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By Alissa Kay

I’m Their Real Mom

Let’s get real. I love my kids. They are my everything; my whole world. I love them when they love…

Adoption, Motherhood
April 2, 2016
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By Marlene Fischer

Yes, He’s Adopted. Yes, He’s My Son.

For the past nineteen years I have been fielding questions and comments regarding my son’s adoption. The first time it…

Adoption, Faith, Motherhood
March 21, 2016
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By Olivia Grist

An Advocate for Your Adopted Child

We all have something that we allow to define us, right? I remember a time when I was "normal," before…

3 Things my kids’ tantrums have taught me

Foster Care, Kids, Motherhood
March 8, 2016
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By Danielle Helzer

3 Things my kids’ tantrums have taught me

When my husband and I chose foster to adopt to expand our family, we were prepared to love and provide…

Kids, Relationships
February 25, 2016
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By Amy Rondeau

Adopting A Puppy Eased My Baby Hunger

I’m done! Doney Done Doney Done Done Done! No more pregnancy, no more labor, no more delivery, no more recovery,…

When it’s Right to do Infertility Wrong (a lesson from Hannah)

Adoption, Faith, Foster Care, Infertility
February 7, 2016
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By Maralee Bradley

When it’s Right to do Infertility Wrong (a lesson from Hannah)

When I was little I used to run around with a pillow under my shirt, pretending to be pregnant while…

Adoption, Infertility, Kids
February 3, 2016
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By Angela Erickson

Adoption Didn’t Magically Fix Me

Our adoption journey began like many others – first battling the fiend of infertility. I know not all couples who…

Adoption

I Didn’t Dream Of This

Foster Kids Don’t Have Birthparents

To My Kids’ Biological Mothers: Thank You Will Never Be Enough

If You Can’t Be Content

Avoid saying these 5 Things to an Adoptive Parent

I’m Their Real Mom

Yes, He’s Adopted. Yes, He’s My Son.

An Advocate for Your Adopted Child

3 Things my kids’ tantrums have taught me

Adopting A Puppy Eased My Baby Hunger

When it’s Right to do Infertility Wrong (a lesson from Hannah)

Adoption Didn’t Magically Fix Me

Get It Now

So God Made a Mother