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		<title>Faith through the ups and downs of Embryo Adoption</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following is written by a Snowflakes family. We are Ben and Steph, and we’ve had an amazing experience with embryo adoption. After dealing with infertility, we looked into EA. We liked the pro-life aspect – rescuing little lives that are frozen in time, waiting just to be given a chance at life. Being pregnant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dear Abby Addresses a 21st Century Dilemma: What to do with remaining embryos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since 1956 readers have been turning to the “Dear Abby” column for answers to life&#8217;s questions, concerns and more. Today [January 3, 2012] Abby addresses a concern facing 21st century readers: what should be done with frozen embryos remaining from in vitro fertilization treatments? Deadlocked in New Jersey and her husband are facing this difficult [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/3501/</link>
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		<title>Orphans and HIV/AIDS: Making a positive impact</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Based on a visit to the CDC with an expert on HIV/AIDS, who also has a strong and personal interest in orphan care, I learned that one of the most striking facts that all of us who care about orphans should realize: Not only does AIDS create orphans, but orphans are the most likely group [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/3522/</link>
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		<title>Nutrition and International Adoption Part III</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Iron deficiency is a critical issue in children adopted internationally.  Learn why these children are at risk and what you can do to  increase the iron in their diets.  ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/3502/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s NOT About Me: post-adoption conference in Rock Hill, SC</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Christian Family Services and Bethany Christian Services are sponsoring a one-day workshop on Saturday, November 12, 2011 called &#8220;It&#8217;s NOT About Me! Raising Adolecents with Peace and Not Fear.&#8221; This is a workshop for families who adopted infants and young children who are now teenagers. The cost is $20 per person, or $50 for a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/3490/</link>
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		<title>Flooding and Phnom Penh Orphanage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the last couple weeks, there has been an extraordinary amount of flooding in Cambodia. One site recently affected is the Children&#8217;s Relief Center (CRC), an organization that Nightlight has partnered with in the past for humanitarian efforts and adoption. The flooding has come into the first story of a wooden house that&#8217;s part of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/3477/</link>
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		<title>Finding Families: 2011 Adoption and Foster Care Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Laura Beauvais-Godwin, director of Nightlight Christian Adoption&#8217;s South Carolina office and leader of the Carolina Christian Alliance for Orphans, is helping coordinate Finding Families: 2011 Adoption and Foster Care Conference, to be held October 25, 2011. Presenters include representatives from USCIS, SC DSS, US Department of State, various South Carolina adoption agencies, and the ABBA [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/3467/</link>
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		<title>SPOON Foundation&#8217;s nutrition &amp; feeding resource for adoptive &amp; foster families</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The SPOON Foundation and JCICS have recently partnered to launch a website, Adoption Nutrition. It looks like a great resource, featuring, for example, a section with nutrition profiles for various countries where children are adopted from.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/3462/</link>
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		<title>Cambodia Adoption Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Cambodian government has announced its intention to resume international child placement as early as April 1, 2012. This means adoptions in Cambodia will not resume for U.S. Citizens or Non-U.S. Citizens before April 1, 2012. The U.S. has stated that specific safeguards and procedures must be in place before it will agree to allow [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/3445/</link>
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		<title>Helping families with the transitions of International Adoption</title>
		<description><![CDATA[About one-third of families who adopt internationally have smooth transitions; another third or so have some difficulties, but manage to work through these issues; and another third have serious and more pervasive problems. In these more difficult circumstances, even the best parents are often not prepared. Those families who are struggling need support, like every [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/3432/</link>
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