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Win a Trip to CAFO2019 Summit!
Join us for CAFO2019 Summit! Next month, thousands of orphan care, foster care, and adoption advocates will meet in Louisville, KY, on May 8-10, for the 2019 Christian Alliance for Orphans Summit. We want YOU to be able to attend, so we're giving you the chance. Keep…
Adopting? Don’t Give Up Hope.
Adoption and childbirth have something in common: labor pain. Adopting families must learn the delicate art of trusting God wholeheartedly even while laboring intensely for months or even years while God's plan for their family unfolds. Nobody knows this better than one of our families who received a matching…
Domestic, International, or Foster-to-Adopt?
So you want to adopt. But from where? Now that you've decided to adopt, it's time to decide where you'll go.Talk to any number of people who have adopted and you'll likely get the same number of strong opinions. Bottom line: You have to look at the options…
How to Adopt a Child
Thinking about starting the process? We're here to help! Before diving into this guide, please understand that there is no simple, cookie-cutter adoption. Every adoption is unique, and much could be written about each step of the journey. This guide provides a high-level overview of the most traditional…
“Our Adoption Is Saturated In God”
"God got us here, and He will see us through." These words ring through the mind of nearly every believer at some point in life. It's confusing when God calls us to do things we'd never plan for ourselves. But, as is evident by the following testimony, when…
5 Ways to Build a Missional Marriage
If you've been married longer than a week, you know that a healthy marriage takes work. Specifically, if you want to build a missional marriage—that is, a marriage centered around the mission of taking the good news of the Gospel to a broken world—it's going to require extra…
Why Ask Why: Decoding Your Child’s Perplexing Behavior
Often, caregivers get stuck in an endless cycle of correcting our children's unwanted behavior ... without experiencing any effective long-term change. Even if we manage to make them comply in the moment, the behavior is simply waiting to emerge again. This reality can leave us feeling exhausted, discouraged,…
Instant Family | Movie Review
Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures . Any time a new movie or TV show draws attention to adoption or foster care, we take notice. . Instant Family quickly gained popularity as a foster care-focused film since its premier in 2018. Watch the trailer. Here are 5 things to…
Where are they now? | The Hamon Family
We love telling you how God has moved mountains to bring children into loving families. Over the past year, we've gotten to share some pretty amazing adoption journeys–one of those being Chris and Katie's (you might remember their original story). Katie recently caught us up to speed on…
25 (Helpful!) Kids Books About Adoption
Looking for the right words when ... talking to your child about adoption? Sometimes reading books with our kids allows us to say things in unique or helpful ways. Here are 25 adoption-centered books. Hint: If you want to preview the book before you buy or borrow it, search…