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Longing to Adopt
The summer before my senior year of college, I spent five weeks in Romania serving as an intern with Livada Orphan Care. Livada is a faith-based organization in Allen, Texas with private group homes...
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The Curiosity of a Closed Adoption
A mother bird sat on her egg. The egg jumped. “I must get something for my baby bird to eat,” she said. So away she went. Inside the nest, the egg jumped. It jumped and jumped and jumped. Until . . ....
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I Love My White Skin
Like it was yesterday, I remember walking out of my childhood home one Saturday morning (after a cartoons fest, no doubt), strolling through the car port, and seeing my teenage sister sprawled out...
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Families of Hope: Hope Cottage Pregnancy and Adoption Center {Sponsored}
Since 1918, Hope Cottage has been building strong families through education, counseling, and adoption services, making the agency Dallas’ oldest nonprofit, secular adoption agency and one of United...
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Adoption: Imagining My Beginning
Unlike most children who grow up thumbing through hospital photos and hearing stories about the day they were born, many adoptees know very little, if anything, about their “beginning.” However, I am...
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Adoption: When a Birth Parent Goes into Labor
This post is part of an editorial series, “The Stork Stories,” brought to you by the Fort Worth Moms Blog and Texas Health. We hope these pieces provide you with helpful information, encouragement,...
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ACH Child and Family Services // Caring for Abandoned and Neglected Children
In 1915, a group of women from churches of various denominations banded together to help the growing number of destitute women in the Fort Worth area. In 1930, this group would change its focus to...
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The Adventure of Foster Care
Overlooking my patio is a wooden bird feeder where many birds perch while enjoying the seeds. I like to watch the adult birds teach their young how to use it. Lately, a huge crow visits, scaring all...
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Birth Family Is Family, Too
The FWMB interviewed Amy, mother of three and adoptee, about her decision to pursue a relationship with her birth family. Previously, she shared with us her experience of imagining what her birth...
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How I Became a Multiracial Mom
The Original Dream When I was young, I dreamed of becoming a mother. When I was a new bride, I began preparing to become a mother, but becoming a mom wasn’t as easy as I dreamed or planned. When I was...
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The WAP: Where Are All the Black Dolls?
When I attended our first adoption education seminar, which is an informational workshop for all perspective adoptive parents, hosted by our adoption agency, I completed a worksheet that asked the...
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We Are Infertile
We don’t know what to say when he asks for a sibling. We are running out of ideas. We feel like we failed him. We feel like we failed our husbands, our parents, and ourselves. Women have babies. Maybe...
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Foster Care: Calling All Mama Bears
At times, you may feel that mom life is not the most glamorous job, but your particular skill set is exactly what’s needed. Your inner Mama Bear can be of great assistance to advocate for these...
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Rogue Brick Builders’ Lounge Grand Opening and Adoption Fundraiser
Rogue Brick celebrates its grand opening with free admission to its LEGO playspace/buildspace, building contests by age group, discounts and rolling sales throughout the day, raffle drawings for...
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