What It Means to Be Adopted

Teacher Debbie Moon’s first graders were discussing a picture of a family. One little boy in the picture had a different color hair than the other family members. One child suggested that he was adopted and a little girl named Jocelynn Jay said, “I know all about adoptions because I was adopted.”

“What does

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Beating the Labels

From Stories for the Homeschool Heart

After only one year of marriage and both in their early twenties, Donna and Calvin Bader were told it that conceiving children was unlikely for them without some kind of fertility treatments. Since they wanted children right away, this was a big disappointment. Both agreed however, to skip

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Real Mom

I know you need to find this part of you to belong… For so long I tried to stop you I know I was wrong.. You need this part of you to feel complete… I know it has nothing to do with the love you have for me… I guess I am just nervous

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