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Home / Sonya Judkins

What Mother Am I?

May 5, 2017 by Sonya Judkins

A picture of Sonya's daughter in her grandmother's arms at church. She looks content.

Modern mothering is not easy. I blame most of this on the amount of information we are bombarded with every day. There are so many ideas on how to care

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Filed Under: Adoptive Family Stories, International Adoption, News, Parenting

Thankful for a Nightmare

March 28, 2017 by Sonya Judkins

An Asian adoptte falls back asleep after a nightmare in her bed covered in white bedding.

“My daughter is always getting out of bed and coming in my room.”  Before adoption, these comments brought a much different response in my heart and out of my mouth.

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Filed Under: Adoptive Family Stories, International Adoption, News, Parenting

To the adopting mom who is about to meet her child for the first time

May 8, 2016 by Sonya Judkins

A picture of Sonya, an adoptive mom, smiling wide with her daughter in her arms.

To the adopting mama who is about to meet her child for the first time, The waiting is over. You are now counting weeks, or maybe even days, instead of

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Filed Under: Adoptive Family Stories, Foster Care Adoption, Infant Adoption, International Adoption, News

Stories of Hope

November 13, 2014 by Sonya Judkins

Eliana smiles at the camera wearing a pink shirt and pig tails.

November is National Adoption Awareness Month. As such, there is much discussion in our country and around the world about the beautiful mess that is adoption. Many arguments for and

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Filed Under: Adoptive Family Stories

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