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Every November on National Adoption Day, courts set aside time to finalize adoptions from foster care that might otherwise be delayed for months, and communities celebrate adoption with retreats, proclamations, and other events. National Adoption Day...

Successful Adoption: A Guide for Christian Families

I believe one of the most sacrificial acts of love adoptive parents can do is to give up their preconceptions and agendas about what their child's views "should" be and be open to hear the conflicting emotions and thoughts their child often experienc...

Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew

Adoption is grief in reverse.

The Eye of Adoption: The True Story of My Turbulent Wait for a Baby

For me, adoption was grief in reverse.

The Eye of Adoption: The True Story of My Turbulent Wait for a Baby

Adoption is a beautiful, burdensome blessing.

The Eye of Adoption: The True Story of My Turbulent Wait for a Baby

Adoption is the most intentional process on Earth.

The Eye of Adoption: The True Story of My Turbulent Wait for a Baby

Some women just skip having babies or adopt because they don't want to get fat or they haven't put in the time to find a partner. It's great to adopt, but a lot of adoptions are motivated by vanity and laziness.

Jaime Pressly

Listen to your hearts, parents! You are the expert when it comes to knowing your child. I love the Scripture that says we are to let the peace of God rule in our hearts...In other words, peace in your heart is to be like an umpire calling the shots. ...

Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew

If the apostles reminded even Paul himself to remember the poor (Galatians 2:10), then surely the rest of us need such a reminder.

Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches

A Christian understanding of the world sees a child's character not as genetically determined but as shaped to a significant degree by parental discipleship and discipline.

Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches

If it was possible for me to adopt, I probably would, but no one's going to let me adopt.

Graham Norton

I have made speeches urging women to adopt methods of rebellion such as have been adopted by men in every revolution.

Emmeline Pankhurst

Too often, our concept of pastors and church leaders reinforces rather than obliterates the sad state of family life in our current context.

Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches

The root of impatience in discipline is really the same as that of overindulgence. In both instances, parents want to make up for lost time, to speed up a process that takes time.

Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches

I adopted England as least as much as England adopted me.

Tom Stoppard

I want to have and adopt. I always have; ever since I was 18, I wanted a baby, and I wanted to have and adopt because there are a lot of kids. I want to adopt an American baby though, you know what I mean, no offense. Just because there are so many k...

Queen Latifah

New solutions win by virtue of adoption, and they don't get adopted if they're bad solutions.

John Perry Barlow

I hated the flashcards and I hated the multiplication tables, but I did enjoy the fact that my dad took time out of his schedule to help me in the areas in which I needed it.

So You Want to Adopt...Now What?: A Practical Guide for Navigating the Adoption Process

I always thought I would adopt. Even when I was young, I used to look up how to adopt.

Sharon Stone

I'm allergic to dogs, so I couldn't even adopt what gay men typically adopt when they have that maternal gene.

Dan Savage

When my sons arrived in the family, their legal status was not ambiguous at all. They were our kids. But their wants and affections were still atrophied by a year in the orphanage. They didn't know that flies on their faces were bad. They didn't know...

Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches