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What is open adoption? Is it as scary as it sounds?

In a week and a half, on October 29 (Wednesday, 9 pm), Carolina Hope is offering a live online adoption education course about openness in adoption. Here’s the write-up from the course page:
We often hear that families who are considering a domestic adoption are afraid of an “open” adoption. In this 1-and-a-half-hour course, you will [...]

International and Domestic Adoption Workshop Tomorrow (Tuesday)

Tomorrow evening (Tuesday, October 7), Carolina Hope Christian Adoption Agency will hold its monthly Adoption Education workshop entitled “Introducing Domestic and International Adoption.” The workshop is free of charge and will be held at Carolina Hope’s office in Greenville, SC. More details at our Adoption Workshops page.
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A Birth Mother and an Adoptive Mother Tell Their Shared Story

Carolina Hope’s director Laura Beauvais-Godwin will be presenting during a break-out workshop at New Jersey’s 27th Annual “Let’s Talk Adoption” conference to be held on November 1. Laura’s session is entitled, “Openness in Adoption: A Birth Mother and an Adoptive Mother Tell Their Shared Story,” and presenting with her will be Margaret, the birthmother of one of Laura’s daughters.

Waiting family profiles for domestic adoption

Carolina Hope’s Domestic site has recently added a new feature: profiles of waiting families who are trying to be matched with a birthmother.

“God, please help her to love her baby”

The following story came to me as a forwarded email, and it sounded just a little too perfect to be true — except that it IS true: it’s an account written by one of my dad’s cousins who volunteers for StandUpGirl, a pro-life organization. Her specific job is to correspond with women who need counsel [...]

Live online course: Transracial and Transculture Adoptions (today - Thursday)

Carolina Hope is offering a live, interactive online education course on Transracial & Transcultural Adoptions. The cost for this course is only $15. You must sign-up at least 2 hours before the course begins.

International & domestic adoption workshop in Greenville tomorrow (Sept. 2)

Tomorrow (Tuesday, Sept. 2) at 7 pm, Carolina Hope Christian Adoption agency is presenting a 2-hour workshop introducing domestic and international adoptions. The workshop is free of charge and will be held at Carolina Hope’s office in Greenville, SC.
More information and sign-up information is available at Carolina Hope’s adoption workshops page.
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Open Adoption online education course, June 23

Carolina Hope is conduction an hour-and-a-half online education course about open adoption issues: reasons that open adoptions are preferred, possible situations that families and birth parents may face, and stories about successful open adoptions.

Highlights from Dorothy Bode’s NPR interview on transracial adoption

Comments about Dorothy Bode’s transracial adoption interview on NPR’s Day to Day. In this May 28 interview, Dorothy discusses from her own experience the special issues facing transracial families.

Domestic and international adoption workshop this evening (May 6)

Tuesday May 6, Carolina Hope is holding a free evening workshop on domestic and international adoptions. Our office is located in Greenville, SC. Please call ahead to register. (more…)

Workshop on domestic and international adoptions: Tues evening (Mar. 4)

Just a reminder that tomorrow evening (Tuesday, March 4) from 7 to 9 pm, Carolina Hope is conducting an informational workshop about domestic and international adoptions at our office in Greenville, SC.
Here’s the announcement from our workshops page:
Introducing Domestic and International Adoption
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 (7-9pm)
At this adoption workshop, Carolina Hope Christian Adoption Agency and [...]

International and domestic adoption information workshop: March 4

Carolina Hope is scheduling our basic informational workshop about international and domestic adoptions for the first Tuesday of every month. Here’s the announcement from our Workshops page:
Introducing Domestic and International Adoption
first Tuesday of every month
next one: Tuesday, March 4, 2008 (7-9 P.M.)
At this adoption workshop, Carolina Hope Christian Adoption [...]

Feb. 5 workshop on international and domestic adoption (Greenville, SC)

The following workshop is being hosted by Carolina Hope Christian Adoption Agency:
Introducing Domestic and International Adoption
Tuesday, February 5, 2008 (7-9 P.M.)
At this adoption workshop, Carolina Hope Christian Adoption Agency and the Law Office of Raymond W. Godwin will present basic information about international and domestic adoptions. Topics will include understanding the advantages [...]

My ‘Friday’ list on transracial parenting. A few of the smiles.

I couldn’t endure this parenting journey for very long if all I had were the Monday realities to look forward to. I thank God that for every Monday of transracial parenting there is an opposite and hope-filled Friday calling to me. Fridays are the promises fulfilled, the dreams unfolding and the needed rest from what [...]

Bella, the movie: abortion, adoption, and love

There’s a new independent film out that compassionately deals with abortion and adoption: Bella, winner of the Toronto Film Festival People’s Choice Awards. I haven’t seen it, but I’ve read good things about it. Below is an excerpt from the movie review at Focus on the Family’s Plugged In Online. You can also find information [...]

Two boys in need of (domestic) adoption

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6-year-old boy

We have a 6-year-old Hispanic boy who is in need of adoption. The prospective adoptive family should not have any children younger than he is, nor should they plan on having any younger children in the near future. The adoptive parents must be Christians. Call (864-268-0570) or email us for details (office@CarolinaHopeAdoption.org).