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Welcome! I've added many new readers this week, thanks to the wonderful women from Sterling, and I wanted to let you know what [...]

My book Relinquished: When Love Means Letting Go is out there. It's my personal story through the most difficult time in my life. [...]

RAD Attachment Trauma Adoption Foster Care So many of us learned about these issues in graduate school. We heard about Attachment Theory. We [...]

Dear Pastor, Minister, Priest, or Church Leader, Do you have adoptive, foster, or step families in your congregation? Were some of the children [...]

Hello! My name is Carrie O'Toole and I've been around adoption my whole life. My family adopted my brother from Vietnam when I [...]

So many things have been written about Easter! We all have memories of Easter's past. Here's a video retelling of Easter 2009 from [...]

Join me for a humorous discussion w/ author/speaker Robbie Iobst. We talk about Donny Osmond, small town Texas, her 14 year journey to [...]

Join Melinda and me as we talk to author, speaker Robbie Iobst about her struggle with weight, appearance, and insecurity. You'll love her [...]

Is your name just a generic way to differentiate your from others? Or could it be a promise from God? Melinda and I [...]