August 26, 2011
This Friday, we’d like to thank Leslie for sending us this adorable picture of Jameson (bottom middle) and Maya (right) who were both adopted from our agency, and their big sister Julia! What a beautiful family! (And how cute is Jameson in that tuxedo?) Happy Friday from One True Gift — we hope everyone has […]
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August 24, 2011
Last month, Nickelodeon made headlines when they announced that they were bringing back the 90s by dedicating a block of time on Monday nights to air some of their top hits from the decade: Pete and Pete, Kenan and Kel, All That, etc. This, in turn, incited conversations of the “vintage” treatment these shows were […]
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August 22, 2011
Catholic Charities has been deeply entrenched in a legal battle against the state of Illinois since 2010, when civil unions became legal for homosexual couples. After civil unions were legalized, Catholic Charities maintained that they refused to adopt to homosexual couples — as a result, their practice is to openly turn away gay couples who […]
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August 19, 2011
Little Eli Benjamin was just born last week, and adopted by Carri and Benni — such a precious little baby! Congratulations, Carri and Benni!
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August 18, 2011
We always get excited when a new adoption memoir hits the stacks. It’s a powerful experience to read the adoption stories of others, especially when their story illuminates the deep love that is inherent to the adoption process, and the lengths to which people will go to bring their new baby home. “Mamalita,” by by […]
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August 15, 2011
We found this adoption poem on the ChildHelp website and just had to share. What a beautiful depiction of the love that’s shared in adoption. The Adoption Poem Once there were two women who never knew each other, One – you do not remember, the other you call mother. Two different lives shaped to make […]
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