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Two dads and son sitting on porch, one dad with arms around family

Supporting an Organization That Puts Kids First

April 27, 2021 by kristina berg

Seven years ago, Tom Ewald and Joe Thom took their first step toward becoming parents by contacting Children’s Home. They were looking for a referral to a welcoming adoption agency.

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Filed Under: Adoptive Family Stories, Foster Care Adoption, News, Parenting, Today's Child and Family

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A Longing to Know More

March 24, 2021 by Staff Contributor

In 1956 Lois Nelson, a 16-year-old high school junior, walked into the Salvation Army Booth Women’s Home and Hospital, a safe haven for unwed mothers, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Before

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Filed Under: Adoptee Reflections, Birth Parent Reflections, Reunion, Today's Child and Family

Thankful to Be Together this Holiday Season

December 7, 2020 by viadmin

When Becky and Nick DeTrempe married four years ago, they became a blended family with Becky’s two children, Joci (14) and Bill (13), and Nick’s son, Austin (18). Their life

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Filed Under: News, Today's Child and Family

The Right Mother for The Right Child

October 20, 2020 by kristina berg

Ambrosia loves cats, pageants and poking fun at her mother. Her ability to find joy in everyday things hasn’t come easily. She had an unstable early life, living in 15

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Filed Under: News, Today's Child and Family

Assembling the Puzzle Pieces of a Life

October 16, 2020 by kristina berg

At 91, John Nightingale has few memories of his early life. Adopted at the age of three, he wonders about the circumstances surrounding his birth. Who were his parents? What

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Filed Under: News, Today's Child and Family

A Front Porch Adoption

September 1, 2020 by Staff Contributor

Just after a judge declared the adoption of their two sons was official, Britni and Karl Lane took a photograph to celebrate and record the significant moment. The parents and

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Filed Under: Foster Care, Foster Care Adoption, Today's Child and Family

From Hosting to Adoption

June 4, 2020 by kristina berg

In the spring of 2018, Ethan saw a post on Facebook about Kidsave, an organization that brings older children from Colombia to the United States through its Summer Miracles® Program.

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Filed Under: International Adoption, Today's Child and Family

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