Daddy Magic
The father-daughter relationship is breathtaking to behold. There's nothing like seeing my husband, Tony, and our three-year-old daughter, Beth, deep in discussion about the finer points of bubble blowing or…
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Adoption Journeys
Read more stories of adoption journeys and trips from AdoptiveFamiliesCirlce adoption bloggers.-
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Our Busy Wait to Adopt from Foster Care
My husband and I began our journey to adoption more than five years ago. What started as casual conversations about growing our family turned into researching options for becoming adoptive…
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Farewell to Raising a Rainbow
This is my last post for "Raising a Rainbow." A new calendar year has prompted me to re-evaluate what I am saying "yes" to in life and how those choices…
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He’s Our Son, Not Our Adopted Son
Sometimes I wish people didn’t know that we adopted our son. This thought isn't born of being ashamed of our status as an adoptive family. I am exceptionally proud that…
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You Knew You Were a Mom or Dad When… Contest
THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. Thank you to everyone who shared one of their family's adoption memories for a chance to win a beautiful keepsake necklace. Congratulations to the winner,…
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Ethiopia In Our Hearts . . and In Our Lives
I recently shared my family's adoption experiences during our agency's weekend for parents in the early stages of adopting. I attended long ago and returned once with my family. That…
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Finding Playdates for Our Kids
My husband I are late bloomers, so to speak, when it comes to joining the ranks of parenthood. We were married for eight years when we were blessed with the…
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Returning to Our Daughter’s Birth Country
This summer our family had the amazing experience of traveling back to Ethiopia, our daughter Leyla’s birth country. We went with a number of objectives in mind: to spend time getting…
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Are We Ready for a Third Child?
A few weeks before we finalized our second daughter’s adoption, our social worker gave us a packet of paperwork, most of it pertaining to the finalization. Then we read a…
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Attachment and Adjustment: The Hard Work of Adoption
The honeymoon is over. My husband, Jeremiah, and our two daughters have comfortably settled into their individual roles of being members of our blended family of five. But Dylan, now…
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