Category: adoption

Parenting Matters: The Miracle of Adoption

With Mother’s Day in view, I am thinking about mothers and what distinguishes them from other women. While no two women are the same, there is one major difference: mothers raise children. Some women look forward to having children but, for some reason, they or their husbands are unable to procreate. Many consider adoption, but some…


‘They’re Able to Stay Together’: Couple Adopt 6 Siblings Who Were in Foster System Due to Neglectful Parents

A couple in Minnesota adopted six siblings after they had been taken into Child Protective Services (CPS) several years ago due to neglect. Ruby Celada, 38, and her husband, Armando Ayala, 48, signed the adoption papers in Minnehaha County Courthouse late March. The happy moment was captured on camera—the six siblings, all smiles, pictured with…


Georgia Mom Opens Trendy Boutique for Less Fortunate Kids After Seeing Her Foster Daughters Bloom

After the tragic loss of her daughter, a foster mom and entrepreneur from Georgia became devoted to faith and doing good works for less fortunate young people. It was a redemption of sorts. Already a business owner, Linda Durrence, 51, alongside her husband, Mark, 56, in February opened a niche thrift boutique especially for kids in need….


Unwanted Deformed Tabby Cat With One Eye Dropped at Shelter, Gets Adopted by New Loving Family

After a family decided they didn’t want their deformed tuxedo tabby cat anymore, they dropped him off at a pet adoption center in Lancaster, Ohio. The cat was born with only one eye and one nostril, making for a permanent wink that made him stand out from the cat crowd. The nonprofit in February posted about him on…


Long-Awaited Adoption Day For Couple Of Foster Parents

Blood doesn’t make family, love does.


Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Non-Indian Couple Denied Adoption of Indian Child

The Supreme Court has agreed to review the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), enacted by Congress in 1978 to prevent non-Indian families from adopting Native American children. On Feb. 28, the court granted the petition for review in the case, Haaland v. Brackeen, court file 21-376, which it consolidated with Cherokee Nation…


‘We Both Were in Shock’: Mom Reunites With Son She Placed for Adoption 20 Years Ago

A mom from Las Vegas who placed her son for adoption 20 years ago after she became pregnant as a teenager has recently reunited with him—a moment that she had anticipated her whole life. “Through the years, I always dreamed of reuniting with my son, of hugging him and kissing him again,” Elisa Fucci, 38, told…


Texas Parents ‘Driven by Faith’ Adopt 3 Siblings out of Foster Care, Becoming a Family of 8

Driven by faith, a Texas couple with three biological children adopted three siblings out of foster care, growing from a family of five to a family of eight. However, amid all the moments of the chaos of a six-child household, the Mills family home in Abilene, Texas, is filled to the rafters with love. Siblings…


Mastercard Launches New Consulting Service Including Crypto Adoption Strategies

Payment processing behemoth Mastercard Inc. is launching a new consulting service dedicated to Open Banking, Open Data, Crypto & Digital Currencies, and Environment, Social & Governance (ESG). What Happened In a Tuesday announcement, Mastercard wrote that it is expanding its consulting business with services that include an explicit dedication to the cryptocurrency space. Raj Seshadri—the firm’s Data & Services President—promised…


Court: Dad Can Fight Adoption of Children Whose Mother He Killed

COLUMBUS, Ohio—An Ohio father can fight the adoption of the children whose mother he killed, after a divided state Supreme Court said there was a good reason he hadn’t been in touch with them since the slaying: He was following a judge’s order not to contact them. Under Ohio law, parental consent is not required…