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 Sue Volikas The Adoption Community Breathes Hope Into the Hard Places
When we started our adoption journey, there were endless phone calls and paperwork between the home study agency, the adoption…
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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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When She Calls Me Mama
“I’m going to tell my mama!” I’m still amazed how this sentence, shouted in frustration at her brothers, can still…
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By Kirstyn Wegner Please Stop Telling Our Adopted Child How Lucky She Is
I know it seems like a very nice thing to say. I know you mean well when you say it.…
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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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Please Don’t Ever Ask a Woman When She’s Going To Have a Baby
I'll always remember the first time I was asked if I was expecting a child because it was so odd.…
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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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On Birthmother’s Day, We Honor Their Sacrifice
Birthmother’s Day. It is always the Saturday before Mother’s Day. A day set aside to honor all the birthmothers. This…
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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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