I am reminded every year that Thanksgiving is a precious holiday for my family.
On Saturday, I celebrated the 26th annual Adoption Day at the D.C. Superior Court with several Children's Law Center clients as their relationships were formally recognized with a final decree of adoption.
This month, we're celebrating National Adoption Month by partnering with LGBT rights organization Family Equality Council. All November, we've been ce...
You were already mine in my heart, unlimited by boundaries of law, time and place. Now you were mine on paper, too, and nobody could keep us apart.
As part of our Family Friday series, every week we spotlight one family, share the story of their love and send lots of love and support to them from ...
Like Todd Parr's great book about Adoption, we know that stories can help to inspire people to see our families for what they are -- a rich canvas of different people, different colors, different cultures and different backgrounds all brought together into one beautiful family portrait.
You don't have to be celeb-obsessed to know Brangelina adopted three of their six children. It's also commonly known that Sandra Bullock adopted her s...
If the biological parent is the "real" parent then what is the term for the parent who raised the child? The parent-in-practice? Parent-in-life? Bed-sheet-changer? At some point, it seems like 18 years of lunch-packing should earn a parent the title of "real," no?
There are different ways to build a family and we chose to build ours through adoption. Their stories are theirs to share and you won't be hearing the details of their early years from me. At least not anymore.
November is National Adoption Awareness Month, so media outlets nationwide will be writing stories about children whose lives are improved as a result of moving from foster care into permanent, loving families.
More than 110,000 children in the United States -- who have suffered from abuse and/or neglect -- have nowhere to go. They are wards of the state and waiting in the foster care system.
Are you wearing your "I voted!" sticker right now? Are you feeling good about making a difference in your country by making your voice count? Good,...
