Maybe my love for Jerry Maguire trends a little bit to the extreme, but I can’t help it; every time I see the movie on a cable channel I’m...
Bindu’s Adoption Journey
Bindu had dreamed of being a mother for as long as she can remember, and though she said she hasn’t found that special person to start a family with...
Adoption STAR 30 Day Challenge Update: Video Blog
Today (Tuesday) marked the end of the first week of our 30 day challenge. Each Adoption STAR staff member picked an activity to do (or not do) for 30 ...
Adoption STAR Travels Around The World
In the past we have noticed that the Adoption STAR staff, as well as friends and family of Adoption STAR, visit some really interesting locations, and...
Reuniting With Birth Families in International Adoption
The Washington Post recently wrote a feature on two American teenage adoptees who were adopted from Eastern Europe, one from Russia and one from Kazak...
WAITING Part 2
This is part two of a two-part blog post on the waiting period one prospective adoptive mother, Lesa Quale Ferguson, has gone through with her family....
WAITING (Part 1)
In a Post from 12/20/2012) Prospective adoptive mother, Lesa Quale Ferguson, writes about waiting for a placement. She and her husband Dave have since...
Adoption In The News: Children Raised by LGBTQ Parents
LGBTQ adoption has been in the news lately as some states, specifically Illinois, have prohibited state funded adoption agencies from discriminating a...
Adoption STAR’s 30 Day Challenge
Last week I wrote about Michele Fried’s challenge to the Adoption STAR staff to choose an activity and do it for the next 30 days. Apparently do...
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Podcast
When prospective adoptive parents sign up with Adoption STAR, a family advocate will ask them to think about the health risks they would feel comforta...