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Family gives the gift of adoption in this heartwarming video
Santa’s got nothing on this Oregon family! Michael and Sarah Perks’s Christmas present from last year has gone viral as one of the most precious gifts they could give their three foster children: the...
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Mile High Mamas Author Dishes on Adoption
In celebration of the third anniversary of the release of her highly acclaimed book, The Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption, we are pleased to present this interview with Mile High Mamas columnist...
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Adoptive Families: Have You Signed Up For Adoption Camp Yet?
We in Colorado are fortunate to have a variety of adoption camps held right here each summer. Heritage Camps for Adoptive Families has been forging connections within and among adoptive families for 25...
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A Taste of Colorado Contest: Win 1 of 10 $50 gift cards!
Denver’s Labor Day Weekend mainstay is back! A Taste of Colorado is Friday, September 2 through Monday, September 5 and we’re giving away 10 $50 gift certificates. And, as always, this food, music,...
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My Son Speaks Adoption Language at School
“Your mom doesn’t look like you at ALL,” said the second-grader to my son. From my perch on a chair much too small for my bottom, I looked at the girl’s desk to find out her name, written in...
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Colorado Adoptive Families: Have You Signed Up For 2017 Adoption Camp Yet?
We in Colorado are fortunate to have a variety of adoption camps held right here each summer. Heritage Camps for Adoptive Families has been forging connections within and among adoptive families for 26...
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Child Trafficking: Kids for Sale
CNN investigation has uncovered that mothers think they’re temporarily giving up their children to be educated but instead, they are sold to adoptive families who think they’re taking in an orphan in...
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Calcutta is My Mother / An Adoption Story of Loss, Gain, and Identity
Adoption has been embedded into who I am as far back as I can remember. I’ve recounted my story too many times to track: Abandoned in a Calcutta slum, cared for in an orphanage for 3 months, and...
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Calcutta is My Mother: the Healing Journey of a Transracial Adoptee
For decades — lifetimes, really — the adoption narrative has been woven primarily by people like me: adoptive parents. To adoptive parents and to society at large, adoption can seem like a win-win...
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The Work Kyle Forti Started With ‘Foster Together’ Continues On Despite His...
Colorado’s political world was shocked and saddened by the death of Kyle Forti. The Republican political consultant, who was popular on both sides of the aisle, was in Kenya with friends and died when...
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Denver Open Adoption Expert Launches Podcast for Adoptive Parents
In time for National Adoption Awareness Month, Mile High Mama Lori Holden has unveiled a new podcast called Adoption: The Long View. Sponsored by Adopting.com, Lori’s podcast helps adopting and...
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Finding Family in a Far Away Land: An Adoption Story
One night at dinner my daughter looked up at me with her big brown eyes and said “Mommy, can you tell me how I was adopted again? You got on an airplane and flew all the way to India and then what...
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Local Authors Hold National Book Launch Party in the Denver Area, and You’re...
The three authors of a groundbreaking new book, Adoption Unfiltered are celebrating their book launch right here in the metro area. Adoptee Sara Easterly, who grew up in Littleton, and adoptive parent...
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Adoption “Lingo” You Should Know
Adoption is all around us and I thought I’d share some “wisdom” regarding occurrences that have become the norm for us as adoptive parents. I would assume that many other adoptive families deal with...
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