Posts Tagged ‘adoptive families’

New Research Encourages Going Beyond Culture Camp

New Research Encourages Going Beyond Culture Camp
The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute just released the executive summary of its recent research study entitled Beyond Culture Camp: Promoting Healthy Identity Formation in Adoption. I’m so excited to see this published study because, although the results aren’t really all that new if...
November 13th, 2009 | Feature, Korea | Read More

Across the Generations

Across the Generations
I remember the very first time I ever considered adopting a child.  It didn’t happen for me inside an impersonal doctor’s office or while I prayed in church during a particularly moving sermon referencing James 1:27.  It didn’t happen for me while I stared at red-inked hearts scattered...
September 11th, 2009 | China, Feature, Korea | Read More

Capturing the joy

Earlier this week my family and I played and posed in a sunny neighborhood park while a pair of swanky photographers captured our every smile and hug. And it didn’t cost us a penny. The afternoon was courtesy of Celebrating Adoption, a network of photographers across the United States who waive...
July 28th, 2009 | Feature | Read More

Five Things Birthmothers Look For in Adoptive Families

According to Lifetime Adoption, birth-mothers want these five things when they look into adoption: 1. A connection with the adoptive family. 2. The opportunity to receive updates about their child. 3. Caring, confidential adoption services with support available 24 hours a day. 4. The chance to meet...
May 20th, 2009 | Domestic, Feature, First-Moms | Read More