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Ukraine, Foster Care, Infant and Embryo Adoption: Liz and Michael's Story [S6E5] Mar 17, 2022

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The timing of this interview is amazing when so many orphans are in a country at war. 13 Children and wanting more!! In this interview, Liz talks about how her husband always wanted a big family. "I am all in," she says! After having biological children and adopting one child from foster care, they felt God calling them to adopt special needs children in Ukraine. In this episode, you will hear how much it took to bring home their two daughters and how the couple went on to adopt through all of the adoption avenues. Foster Care, Infant Adoption, International Adoption and Embryo Adoption. You do not want to miss this episode!!

Creating PairTree: Jaime and Erin Quick's Adoption Story [S6E4] Mar 10, 2022

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After struggling with infertility, Jaime and Erin decided to travel state to state to adopt their two children. Erin talks about being honest in the matching process and how to be yourself when meeting the birthparents.

After adopting their two children, Erin started an online adoption platform called PairTree.

PairTree provides adoptive and birth families with a one-stop adoption platform. Beginning with the home study process by coordinating online home study options tailored to individual state requirements, they work closely with a network of family law and adoption attorneys. They also match prospective parents with birth mothers. This matching process increases transparency for biological parents and adoptive families, resulting in highly compatible matches. They have had over 20 successful matches made in the company's first 12 months of business and were recently featured in People Magazine. Providing this umbrella of adoption services "under one roof" creates a seamless adoption experience for birth and adoptive parents.

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www.pairtreefamily.com.

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Never Give Up: Zach and Richelle's Adoption Story [S6E3] Mar 03, 2022

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From the time Richelle was a child, she knew she was called to adopt. When she married Zach, they were blessed with two biological children. They started their adoption journey and had no idea what it would take to bring home a third child. Through all the heartbreak and disappointment, they never gave up. When you listen to this story, you will see the tenacity they had to find their baby and how they learned to love children passing through their arms.

From Loss to Love: Chris and Ruthie Lydon's Story [S6E2] Feb 24, 2022

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When Chris and Ruthie experienced loss through many painful miscarriages they were not sure how they would get through the grief. They both wanted to become parents and decided to look into adoption. It was then that they realized families are built in many different ways and truly, love is what makes a family. This is their story of how one person's act of love brought them two beautiful children.

Ruthie is now an infertility, baby loss and adoption advocate, as well as the author of "How Many Kisses" that she wrote for her daughter.

Welcome Back ADOPTION NOW [S6E1] Feb 17, 2022

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ADOPTION NOW PODCAST is back in studio! Noah and April share some updates and have 2 very special guests on to express their excitement about the show! The whole family has missed recording and sharing your adoption stories. Season 6 is back in action! Get ready to hear the incredible stories you have missed so much!!

Noah and April Say Goodbye to Season 5: With Special Guest AJ [S5E18] Feb 16, 2022

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Noah and April speak from the heart about the journey they have had with ADOPTION NOW and the much needed break they need at this time. Don't miss this episode as they bring on a special guest, AJ, their 9 year old son, who shares his thoughts on adoption.

Abortion vs. Adoption: Adrian Collins Shares Her Experience [S5E17] Oct 10, 2019

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Author, Adrian Collins, is a returning guest on ADOPTION NOW. Last year she and her husband came on to share their journey as birth parents and adoptive parents. Together they have 5 children, three biological sons, one adopted son, and one daughter relinquished at birth and later re-adopted back into the family. You can hear that full episode here.

Today she speaks on a topic that she has never publicly opened up about and that has not been discussed on ADOPTION NOW until this episode: Abortion vs. Adoption. What is it like to have an abortion? What is it like to choose adoption? What is the grief process like with both choices? Adrian shares about getting pregnant as a teenager and feeling trapped and overwhelmed. She did not think she had any choices and did not feel the support from her family. Abortion seemed like the easy way out. It seemed it was a way that could solve the problem fast and bring the least amount of shame. What she learned was quite different.

"I knew God was there, I knew I was forgiven, I just couldn't accept it for myself."

This episode is a look into what a woman goes through on the journey of an unplanned pregnancy. Adrian shares from the heart in this very candid and raw interview.

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Adoption in the Church: Aaron and Kelli's Story [S5E16] Sep 19, 2019

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Our guests today on ADOPTION NOW are Aaron and Kelli Couch. They have been married for 25 years, serve as pastors in the Denver area, and have planted 2 churches. They have 3 biological children and one child they adopted from China. On today's episode, April Fallon and her husband Noah talk with Aaron and Kelli about adoption in the church and their experience with international adoption. This episode addresses the relationship between the church and adoptive/foster families as well as some common mistakes churches make when supporting a family going through adoption or foster care. It also touches on what God says about adoption and how to love a child that has endured trauma. These topics are discussed as Aaron and Kelli share about their adoption experience. They talk about what it was like to travel to China and adopt a baby the same day that 73 other babies were being adopted!! They share what it was like to say yes to a special needs baby and how she responded to them during the first few days they were together. Aaron and Kelli give a unique perspective on how to love a child that is not born to you biologically. They unpack the questions they had before bringing Ellie home, including their concerns about adopting a child with special needs. Ellie was born with Microtia and Aural Atresia. She did not have ears, and her paperwork stated that she was "stubborn and liked loud places." It was their oldest daughter, Cartier, that knew this baby was meant to be her sister, and they had to go get her. Ellie was 19 months when they brought her home. It wasn't a comfortable journey at first, but over time, Ellie did attach. Aaron said at first Ellie would not even look at him, but he decided… "I am going to love this child because this child is worthy of being loved; that doesn't mean they are going to love me back well." Adoption is a never-ending journey that takes commitment and dedication, and it can take time for a child to trust their new parents. When choosing to adopt, it is best not to "missionary adopt." April says, "Don't adopt out of the kindness of your heart, adopt because you want to parent a child and you're in it for the long run. Adoption is a journey forever." Noah shares about his experience as a dad and the fears he had not only becoming a father but becoming a father through adoption. Aaron and Noah agree that that the child you bring home is meant to be with you and you love them more than you ever thought possible. They become your child, and you love them as your own because they are yours. Kelli opens up about what Ellie was like as a little girl and how the siblings got along together. She is now 14 years old, and through many surgeries, they have reconstructed her ears, and she can hear. Ellie completed the Couch family, and they needed her just as much as she needed them.

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Our Road to Adoption: Earl and Rebecca's Story from the UK [S5E15] Jul 25, 2019

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In this episode, we have an adoption story from across the pond. Earl and Rebecca Robinson stop by and give you a breakdown of what an adoption in the UK looks like.

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Earl's book Our Road to Adoption: Softcover & Kindle

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In particular, two common themes that run parallel throughout this story are patience and trust in God. They faced a lot of waiting, uncertainty, and confusion, Earl and Rebecca needed to trust in God as much as they could.

Wow, the results definitely speak for themselves! God blessed them repeatedly with the gift of children, and to this day their decision to stick with adoption despite the difficulties is a great example of just how beautiful adoption can be.

In This Episode of ADOPTION NOW

Information on working with U.S. adoption agencies while living in the UK.
How long it takes to become a long term resident of the UK.
The importance of patience and determination in adoption.
How to adopt in the UK.
Information on Earl and Rebecca's home studies and adoption training.
What a matching panel is.
The exhilaration of getting the call for a match!
How waiting led to a complete family.

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ADOPTION NOW is produced and distributed by Simpler Media

An Adoptive Mother's Intuition: How Nicole Ketchum Found her Daughter Lulu [S5E14] Jul 18, 2019

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The guest of this episode is Nicole Ketchum. She has her own business called Hey Girl Decor, and like the beautiful acrylic chandeliers she crafts, her story is just as exceptional.

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Hey Girl Decor

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Nicole talks about the challenges of adoption, as well as the emotional heartbreak of failed IVF treatments, her difficulties with endometriosis, and how she all but gave up on having children. In fact, adoption was her last attempt to be a mother. Through that decision, her life changed forever.

As she said no to multiple phone calls about possible matches, as she had false starts with lawyers and agencies, Nicole trusted her gut, and eventually she and her husband were matched with the perfect little girl: Lulu.

In This Episode of ADOPTION NOW

Why doing an independent adoption might be a wrong choice for you.
The importance of trusting your gut when it comes to adoption lawyers.
Why physically meeting the birth mother (no matter what!) is so important.
Being gentle with the birth mother and why it's a necessary step.
Adoptive mothers and their right to be depressed, sad, or emotional during the adoption.
Why birth mothers deserve a lot of care and attention during any adoption.
Telling the adoptee their story at the right time.

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