On a recent episode of Adoption Stories, they profiled a family pursuing an international adoption. As international adoptions can take some time, the child was temporarily placed with a foster family. Though you were so happy to see this beautiful child adopted by a loving family, it was equally heartbreaking to see the devastation the foster mother felt as she said her goodbyes.

As a child, I was forbidden to watch... more

Part 3 of 3

In the previous two posts, I reviewed the children’s book, My Special Someone and chatted with author Sherry Kyle. Today, Sherry offers tips for foster-adopt families:

Foster-adoption is not for the faint of heart. It’s hard. It’s emotionally draining.... more

Part 2 of 3

In the previous post, I reviewed Brittany and Sherry Kyle’s children’s book, My Special Someone. Today, you’ll learn more about Sherry Kyle, as she shares her story about adopting her daughter, Grace.

During an interview with Shari, she told me:

When I was 10, I saw a 1958 movie called The Inn of the Sixth Happiness with my mom and my sister.... more

At Bible Study Fellowship this week, we studied Genesis 46-48. Of particular interest to me was the story of Jacob (Israel) adopting his grandsons, Ephraim and Manasseh.

In Genesis 48:5, Jacob (who is 130 years old at the time) says to his son Joseph: “Now then, your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here will be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine.”

In other words, Jacob adopts Ephraim and Manasseh as his own children and creates each of them as patriarchs... more

Three articles in the April 2006 edition of the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute e-newsletter highlight recent studies about foster care.

Government could save billions if foster children are adopted The first study projects that the government would save $3.3 billion to $6.3 billion if 50,000 children who would otherwise remain in foster care were adopted. That’s not small change, folks!

According to the article, some states have recently cut adoption subsidies because of increasing costs. But according to the study, the federal, state and local government will SAVE about $21,000 over a 7.7 year period... more