Adoption

My Thoughts on My Kids this Holiday Season
This is the season for children. I don’t mean all the hoopla of presents and Santa, although there is that, Read more...
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This is the season for children. I don’t mean all the hoopla of presents and Santa, although there is that, Read more...
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Four young kids sitting on the front porch steps beside a sign that read “4 CHILDREN FOR SALE”. The mother Read more...
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Not being fed regularly and adequately is terrifying to anyone, but especially to children. Not surprisingly, hoarding, overeating, and food Read more...
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Daily we see news reports of someone dying from a drug overdose—another victim of the opioid crisis. What we often Read more...
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Adoptive and foster families are often in the position of maintaining a relationship with birth parents who are addicted. These Read more...
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In October, I attended the 30th annual ATTACh conference in Virginia Beach. I’m not a “beach person” but I was Read more...
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I have always loved this quote by Dave Thomas: Kids in foster care “are not someone else’s responsibility, they are Read more...
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We now have information on the changes to the Adoption Tax Credit for adoptions finalized in 2018 (and usually claimed Read more...
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In October, I attended a screening of the foster care adoption movie, Instant Family. The movie is an unapologetic feel-good flick Read more...
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Sometimes we can feel so discouraged when we think about the needs of kids — the number of children in Read more...
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