by Stephen Grcevich MD | Dec 4, 2016 | Adoption, Key Ministry, Special Needs Ministry
Kevin Kelley finally went home this past Wednesday.Kevin had been raised in the Catholic faith and he lived out the values imparted by the Jesuit education he received at St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, followed by college at the College of the Holy Cross.Kevin...
by Gillian Marchenko | Nov 14, 2016 | Adoption, Down syndrome, Special Needs Parenting
She stands tall; not trying to fix the child I adopted When we adopted Evangeline from Ukraine in 2009, she hunched. She cowered. She chose to spend her time hidden in little pockets of the house, behind the sofa, under the comforter on her bed. How would I bring her...
by Key Ministry | Nov 13, 2016 | Adoption, Advocacy, Care and Support, Foster Care
Editor’s note: Andrew Schneidler is the author of today’s post in honor of Orphan Sunday. He and his wife (Michele) are former foster parents who have adopted three children, and among the leading advocates for adoption in the American church. They are speaking this...
by Sandra Peoples | Nov 10, 2016 | Adoption
Sunday is Orphan Sunday, a time when churches pray together for orphans in their communities and around the world. Caring for orphans and widows is a command in Scripture (James 1:27), and Christians are leading the way by adopting and supporting adoptions. On Sunday...
by Gillian Marchenko | Oct 27, 2016 | Adoption, Down syndrome, Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting
“How do you deal with the possibility that you could be a ‘forever mom,’ that is, that Polly and Evangeline may never leave home?” a young mom asks me after I finish sharing our family’s story with her MOPSÂ group. I get this question...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Oct 18, 2016 | Adoption, Advocacy, Controversies, Key Ministry, Mental Health
Using data from the 2011-12 National Survey of Children’s Health, a new study featured in the November 2016 issue of Pediatrics seeks to compare parent-reported mental and physical health outcomes of children placed in foster care to those for children who have...
