Adoption - Melanie Dale

Adoption Parenting

April 23, 2014

A Real Mom

Grabbing coffee together in Riga on a gorgeous, snowy day. On Monday, we celebrated Ana's…

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Adoption Parenting

April 11, 2014

Wanna Meet My New Daughter?

This little-big girl burst into our lives last summer and we fell in love. Hard.…

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Adoption Parenting Sponsorship

March 28, 2014

Fresh Air and an Adoption Update

So...a lot's happened this week. Rich Stearns told Religion News Service that World Vision had…

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Adoption Parenting

March 19, 2014

I Am Not Doing a Great Thing

Friendly Stranger: Two of your kids are adopted? What a great thing you're doing. Me:…

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Adoption Parenting

March 5, 2014

My Daughter Wouldn’t Say That She’s Blessed

I read a post a few days ago called The One Thing Christians Should Stop…

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Adoption Faith Parenting

February 10, 2014

I Choose Love…Even When My Kids Are Turds

I love being a parent. I don't always love parenting. All three of my kids…

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Adoption Favorites Parenting

January 31, 2014

A Story Behind the Picture

Since Atlanta is still snowed in and I'm off my minivan-driving schedule for the time…

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Adoption Favorites Parenting

January 24, 2014

I Felt Failure

I could feel the tears stinging the edges of my eyelids. My husband had just…

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Adoption Parenting

January 10, 2014

Screwing With Birth Order

I have a lot to say about adoption, birth order, and the beautiful and difficult…

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Adoption Orphan Care Uganda

December 18, 2013

My Little Church, My Big Church

Every week, we meet with a few other families in a living room. This is…

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