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National Adoption Month: Meet Mom and Dad McCarthy
Last week we introduced you to the McCarthy family, a sizeable crew of twelve. Today, you’ll meet Mom and Dad McCarthy. ...

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National Adoption Month: Meet the McCarthys
Buckner foster-to-adopt parents David and April McCarthy adopted five boys, including three teens, through foster care who joined their three...

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Instant family: Southeast Texas couple through adoption, foster care
Walking into the Johnson home in Evadale, Texas – a quiet, sleepy town 25 miles outside of Beaumont – all is calm. For about a second. ...

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Praying Hannah's prayer for Samuel
"For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition which I asked of Him." -1 Samuel 1:27 ...

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'I opened my door': South Texas foster mother heeds God's call to care for modern-day orphans
I love that God gave us the stories of people, real people, in his word to look back at. I love that we get to see their flaws and their successes. ...

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A beautiful mess | Mesquite couple adopts two from Buckner foster care
In a quiet, Mesquite, Texas, neighborhood, we walk up to a red brick house and knock on the door. We’ve been here before, shortly after Buck and...

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Our adoption story: God made a way
About two years ago, my husband, Pete, and I found ourselves at a cross road. Two years before that, we had prayed for God to give us more children...

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‘Just like you’: East Texas teen tells story of adoption
If you ever wonder what it’s like to be an adopted kid, don’t wonder too hard. We aren’t much different than you. We have our extreme highs and...

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A heavenly gift
Carissa Wingate always had the desire for adoption. When she was in her late 20s, Carissa promised God that if she was still single at 35, she would...

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