by Emma Vex | Nov 13, 2015 | Adoptions, Domestic Adoptions, International Adoptions
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, many of us will be reconnecting with family members and many of us will listen as grandma and grandpa talk about “the good old days”. All the stories that get passed around this time of year give us a great opportunity to...
by Emma Vex | Nov 6, 2015 | Adoptions, Domestic Adoptions, International Adoptions
Twenty-four percent of Americans will consider adopting. Only two percent will actually follow through. This startling statistic about the state of adoption in America comes from Dr. George Barna, founder of the Barna Research Group and an adoptive father....
by Emma Vex | Oct 23, 2015 | Adoptions
In 1976 Governor Michael Dukakis announced Adoption Week in his home state of Massachusetts to promote awareness of the need for adoptive families. Eight years later, President Ronald Reagan announced the first ever National Adoption week in the U.S. Finally, in 1995,...
by Emma Vex | Oct 5, 2015 | Adoptions, Birthmothers, Domestic Adoptions, International Adoptions
On October 7, Karen Nixon the director of New Beginnings International Family and Children’s Services Tennessee office will be accepting the prestigious Angel in Adoption award at a gala hosted by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute in Washington D.C....
by Emma Vex | Sep 8, 2015 | Adoptions, International Adoptions
Becoming a new parent is an exciting and exhausting time in any person’s life, and even though it’s filled with all your child’s joyful first experiences, it can also be filled with anxiety. Now add to that anxiety a 12-hour international flight, a child who...