Latina Moms | Daughters
After being abandoned at only eight-months old, five-year-old Jayde Scholl spent her first four years in Chinese orphanage. Luckily, she was adopted by a loving Tulsa family and her new mom just happened to be an audiologist who quickly realized little Jayde was deaf. This heartwarming video shows Jayde hearing her mom’s voice for the [...]
Aren’t you scared that he will want to meet his birth mother one day? I am sometimes asked this by well-meaning acquaintances or people who have reached out to me because they are interested in adoption. When I hear that question, what I hear more than just the words is the fear associated with it. [...]
There is nothing more affirming for a child than seeing himself somehow reflected in the books he reads. From becoming a big brother to learning how to share, little kids love to see the characters in their books—whether they are bears and ducks or little boys and girls—face their same situations. For a child who [...]
Just weeks ago, my four year old son asked for a little sister. That question resulted in an interesting conversation, but there was probably a striking difference from what would have been talked about in most homes. You see, my little boy didn’t just want to know where babies come from; he also wanted to [...]
Four years ago, my husband and I traveled to Ethiopia to meet and bring home our son. As I reflect on our four years together as a family, I know that our most important work was done in those early days, weeks, and months where we worked deliberately to build a relationship with our baby [...]
Our Little Roses Ministry (OLR)in San Pedro Sula (Honduras) is a loving home for 73 orphans—poor or abused girls who otherwise would have no place to go. There are no governmental social services or funds for Honduran children who become victims of violence, poverty or disease, and many disadvantaged families abandon their daughters or force [...]
Charlize Theron isn’t just amazingly beautiful and talented, she’s also a single mom with a huge heart. Shortly after giving two rescue puppies a home, she adopted a brand new baby boy. In an appearance on The Ellen Show last spring, she discusses the joy of being a new parent and the wonderful bond between [...]
One challenge adoptive families face is navigating the questions that well-meaning people ask. Here, we share five questions you should never ask of someone who is adopted or of a family who has grown through adoption. 1. IS HE YOURS? While you might never know some families grew through adoption, other adoptive families are more [...]
When my husband and I decided to start a family, we knew we would adopt. But with so many possibilities and so much information out there, we were overwhelmed and didn’t know where to begin. Ultimately, we decided to start with the people who knew best: the adoptive families in our lives. As we get [...]
Everyone should be a parent. Let me rephrase that: Everyone who wishes to be a parent should be one, no matter their age, sex, or marital status… What really matters is whether they can love and provide for a child. Now, that’s easy for me to say because I am married with children. But the [...]
