Wendy's Wonderful Kids: Step by Step to Fostering [S8E10]

This week on ADOPTION NOW, April Fallon interviews Victor Mitchell, candidate for Governor of Colorado. It's important when you start the adoption process to know your state law on adoption and foster care. Victor and April talk about what every family needs to know before they say yes to adoption.

19 Jul 201743min

This week on ADOPTION NOW April Fallon interviews her social workers from Nightlight Christian Adoptions. Meaghan and Corie talk about their four adoption programs at Nightlight and how to get started in the adoption process. We cover costs, the homestudy process and questions you should be asking your agency. It was because of these two and Thurman Law Firm, PLLC that April was able to bring home baby Maliyah from Florida.

5 Jul 201740min

Brad Pearse shares his adoption story. He was found as an abandoned baby in the Philippines and was severely underweight. A family from Denver wanted to adopt a baby from that country and were waiting for the call to be matched. God brought them together and by a miracle, Brad would be the one to save his Father's life.

21 Jun 201739min

Carrie O'Toole experienced the pain and suffering of infertility, miscarriage, and an international adoption that went painfully awry. Nothing could have prepared her for the decade-long journey of trying to love her little boy, who struggled to trust and connect after leaving the only home he’d ever known, a Vietnamese orphanage. This week on ADOPTION NOW Carrie sits down with April Fallon to share her adoption story.

7 Jun 201745min

Bethann was raised in an adoptive family. She was the only biological child out of five siblings. This week on ADOPTION NOW she talks about what it was like to grow up in an interracial family. She shares her own journey growing a family with her husband Zach. After they had two miracle sons, Bethann could not have any more children. They decided to start the adoption process and had no idea the rollercoaster they would be on to finally bring home Baby Vera.

31 Mai 201742min

Jen Milian was adopted from Colombia into a loving family as a baby. She had no idea that 6 (maybe more!) of her biological siblings were also given up for adoption. One of her biological brothers grew up just miles from her in New York. On this episode of ADOPTION NOW, Jen talks about what it was like to be adopted, her struggles as she found herself, and her recent incredible story about her biological family.

17 Mai 201742min

Heath and Laura's Story by April Fallon

10 Mai 201740min

Corrine Hellyar Christian is the Director of Colorado United for Adoption. She is passionate about all aspects of adoption. She is an advocate for birthmother care and open adoption. Corrine shares her journey through miscarriages, adoptions, and pregnancies. She speaks on how she has kept her heart and home open to her children's birthparents and even their extended family. Her story is so inspiring!

3 Mai 201742min