We both were disabled by polio, a disease that most Westerners believe no longer exists. But I was adopted by Americans. Returning to China 10 years later showed how sharply our destinies had diverged. According to my caretakers at the orphanage, Chunchun arrived a few...
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Misty Lucas, MAA’s Illinois Executive Director and Colombia Program Director, graciously shares with us her journey from adoption professional, to host family, to adoptive Mom. What lead you to decide to host a child from Colombia? My husband and I have always had a pa...
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Read about Jennifer and Ryan’s journey growing their family through international adoption from South Africa in Part I of this story. About six months after bringing home Kurhula from South Africa, we knew that we needed to adopt again. It was clear that Kurhula missed bein...
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His room is emptier now. The baseball glove and Phillies ball cap are gone. Toy racecars that once “vrrroommmed” through the house are now silent. A single belt hangs in the closet, the only item of clothing left behind. And dust covers black and white Aztec-style che...
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An adoption a lifetime in the making… Like a lot of adoptive moms, my heart for adoption was opened when I was a child myself. Growing up we had family and friends who had adopted, and I always felt that one day I would want to be an adoptive mom myself. Fast forward a few...
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On his personal blog about adoption, fatherhood, and lessons learned, WACAP CEO Greg Eubanks shares about the relationship he and his youngest son have been working to recreate. With his son’s permission, he offers a few thoughts, with hindsight and from a trauma...
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This essay, unedited, is shared with permission from a teenage girl who was adopted as an older child through Agape Adoptions. Her memories and thoughts are shared with candor and courage. This brave young lady shows us why it is critical that adoptive parents discipline their ch...
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On his personal blog about adoption, fatherhood, and lessons learned, WACAP CEO Greg Eubanks shares about the relationship he and his youngest son have been working to recreate. With his son’s permission, he offers a few thoughts, with hindsight and from a trauma-...
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We are honored to be able to share Ivy’s story with you. We would especially like to thank Mary and Bryan S., Ivy’s parents, for not only opening their own hearts to a child with complex CHD, but also for their willingness to share their precious Ivy with us.&nb...
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I was perusing the shared list as I do most nights, searching by gender, then by age, then by province, then by special need. Clicking on so many different files, and seeing so many different faces. When for some reason I decided to open the absolute last file on the list.&...
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