Adoption Today

Adoption Today

By Carrie Wildes and Karyn LearKids & Family
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Adoption Today episodes

  • Episode 21: Barbara Allen - Adopting from Korea

    Barbara Allen and her husband live in California with their two biological children, and their family is growing again as they are about to adopt a child from Korea!  When we spoke to her, they were in the last part of their wait to bring their daughter home. Barbara shares the reasons they selected Korea, how they were finally matched, and their next steps in the process. 

    Mentioned in this episode:

    AAC Adoption in Colorado (Barbara's agency)

    Holt Adoption (founded the Korean adoption process)

    30 min
  • Episode 20: Adoption Love

    We are feeling the love!  

    We wanted to share the top five things we love about adoption. We think it rocks, and we want to shed some light on how we feel adoption helps you grow as a person, become a family, grow closer with God and even build an amazing community. 

    Mentioned in this episode is one of Karyn's favorite authors, Janet Landsbury, who wrote, among other books: No Bad Kids. For more info on her parenting approach, follow this link. (Not sponsored. Just love her). 

    27 min
  • Episode 19: Meredith Emerick's Adoption Journey to China
    Meredith tells us her story of adopting their sweet son Luis from China. This episode is a candid and honest look at how the process works before, in country, and after, bringing their child home. For more info on adoption from China check out Holt International - http://www.holtinternational.org/china/
    50 min
  • Episode 18: Jen King's Story
    Jen King is a fellow mother, wife and friend who loves to entertain friends and family. She and her husband Kiley live in Tampa, Florida with their two young daughters. Jen was kind enough to share her adoption story with us: how she found out she was adopted and how she felt about that knowledge growing up. She also shared her feelings about taking a chance on a Facebook message and meeting her birthmother and biological family members once she was an adult.
    28 min
  • Episode 17: The System of Carelessness in Florida - The Real Root Cause and How We Can Solve It
    There was another tragic death here in Tampa Bay involving an innocent child in the state's foster care system. Two year old Jordan Belliveau was senselessly murdered after being removed from his foster family. His biological mother is charged in his murder.
    Tragically, the foster care system in Florida is not doing enough to protect children like Jordan, and we are obligated to speak out and do something about it! On this episode we talk about some of the faults in the system, the laws governing the best interest of the child, and what we believe could be beneficial in order to end the cycle.
    32 min
  • Episode 16: Working as a Mom
    Are you a mom who works full-time outside the house, or a stay- at-home mom, or a combo of the two? Whatever your family situation, there are always benefits and struggles. We each bring our own unique perspective in discussing how we make it work!
    31 min
  • Episode 17: Working as a Mom
    Are you a mom who works full-time outside the house, or a stay- at-home mom, or a combo of the two? Whatever your family situation, there are always benefits and struggles. We each bring our own unique perspective in discussing how we make it work!
    31 min

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Real talk on adoption, foster care and this journey we call parenting. We (Carrie and Karyn:-) are both adoptive parents and have a deep passion for sharing both our stories and many other stories of…