Category: Adoption

By Joleigh Little Bass, WRTL Region Coordinator and Teens for Life Director Editor’s note. Each year, as we approach Christmas, we repost stories from Christmas seasons past which our readers especially enjoyed. This first ran in 2017. Christmas season is here and it is full of the usual activities – hustling… everywhere, shopping, wrapping, baking, …

By Chris Alexis Women with unexpected pregnancies are often handed abortion as an option to consider. One of the reasons cited for snuffing out the young life inside of them is that these expectant mothers would face trouble in caring for the child. But there are so many families who want to adopt children. And …

By Kim Hayes Women facing unexpected pregnancy are best equipped to make the right pregnancy decision for them when adoption is effectively presented, one pregnancy help worker says, whether or not they will choose adoption. Marsha Dahlseid is both a birthmother and an adoptive mom, as well as the volunteer coordinator for ZoeCare in Yankton, …

By Lisa Bourne Editor’s note. November is National Adoption Awareness month. All month we have posted new and previously reposted stories. Precious photos of a little girl watching out the window of a children’s mission in South Africa as she waits for her adoptive parents sparked notice on social media, helping to raise awareness for …

By Jean Garton Editor’s note. November is Adoption Awareness Month. NRL News Today has run adoption related stories, new and previously posted, all this month. The following was written by the late Dr. Jean Garton, author of the pro-life classic “Who Broke the Baby?,” and my friend for over 30 years. In a classroom of …

By Dusty Johnson (R-SD) November is National Adoption Month which is why on behalf of the state of South Dakota, I would like to congratulate Sarah and Terry Reyelts for being selected as 2021 Angels in Adoption honorees. In addition to having two biological children, Sarah and Terry welcomed three children into their family through …

By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation It was a photo that had been a lifetime in the making. It appeared, as many momentous events do nowadays, on my Facebook feed. The photo depicted my handsome cousin with a long-lost relative—his own sister. You see, my cousin had been adopted by one of …

“Thank you, Birth Moms, for giving life and thank you, Adoptive Families, for nurturing, developing, and caring for that life.” #NationalAdoptionAwareness

This guest column is written by Adam and Hayley Kaemingk. Adam serves as the West River Director for Senator Mike Rounds and manages his Rapid City office. November is National Adoption month. Our adoption story was handwritten by God and started before we even knew it. As we look back at the timeline of our …

By Katie Franklin Editor’s note, November is National Adoption Month, a month designated to raise awareness about the urgent need for adoptive families for children and youth in foster care. This first appeared in 2019. Recently, a heartwarming video of an adopted baby with Down syndrome went viral, with more than 16 million views from …

By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation Editor’s note. November is National Adoption Month. Thank you! The photo is impossible to miss—a baby boy, happily looking up at the camera, a broad smile on his face. The border around the picture is in the shape of a heart—a symbol of the love that …

Editor’s note. This was posted on the webpage of Wisconsin Right to Life. This is Marie’s true story, told in her actual words. Marie became pregnant at age 18. Nine months later, she became the birth-mom of a beautiful baby girl. The only detail changed in the story is Marie’s name, to protect her privacy. …