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Jan

Adoption Photo of the Week!

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One of my New Year’s resolutions is to not be on my cell phone as much. I’d let this cutie pie play with it any day! What are your New Year’s resolutions? If you would like to be featured in an upcoming Adoption Photo of the Week, please email Lauren[at]mljadoptions.com.
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31
Dec

Celebrating 2014

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in MLJ Adoptions
MLJ Adoptions has had a wonderful year in many ways and it has also been a difficult year for many of our families who had adopted from or are in the process of adopting from the Democratic Republic of Congo. We have much work to do in the coming year to bring children in need ...
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23
Dec

Africa Adoption Story: Adoption is Doable!

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in Adoption Stories
A child being part of a family is bigger than any special need. We encourage others to see that adopting a child with special needs is possible! It is our immense pleasure to introduce you to the Price family! The Price family had four biological children at home when they decided to adopt a beautiful ...
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22
Dec

MLJ Adoptions Announces Approval Renewed in Haiti

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in Haiti
MLJ Adoptions is thrilled to announce we are one of eighteen agencies reapproved to serve Haitian children in need of international adoption. Haiti became a Hague Convention Country in April 2014 and they are currently working towards implementing their new Hague compliant policies and procedures. The central authority in Haiti, Institut du Bien Etre Social ...
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18
Dec

A Family for Every Child at the Holidays

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in MLJ Adoptions
When MLJ Adoptions first opened its Congo program, I traveled to Congo and, during a visit to a Congolese orphanage, I was told by the orphanage director that the one thing that all orphaned children hope and wish for is a family. At the time I thought, “What a sad and profound statement.” Recently, I ...
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17
Dec

How to Help Your Child Through the Holidays

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in Support Services
Holidays, while a time to be joyful and celebrate, can be an emotionally difficult time for children who have been adopted. Nora Sharp of A Family for Every Child provides some suggestions for helping your child get through the holiday season. First and foremost, try and understand your child’s feelings. This may be difficult especially if ...
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11
Dec

S-T-R-E-S-S: THE UNWANTED HOLIDAY GIFT

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in Support Services
The December holiday season is always described as “the most wonderful time of the year.” Certainly, the beauty of glittering decorations, festively adorned Christmas trees, brightly lit Menorahs, and the harmonious sound of holiday carols can bring a smile to the most fearsome Scrooge. But sometimes, underneath the gilded dĂ©cor and cheerfully wrapped gifts, holiday ...
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3
Dec

What is a Lifebook?

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in Resources
A Lifebook is a connection to an adopted child’s past, a record of the child’s personal history and a valuable tool for helping a child understand the difficult transitions in his or her life. It is a detailed record of his or her life prior to adoption and a window into the child’s identity. Lifebooks ...
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19
Nov

How to Open an International Adoption Program

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in Burkina Faso
Sonja Brown, MLJ Adoptions’ Program Director for Africa and Asia, used to scare me. After working several years in international adoption, Sonja has a confidence that is not easily rattled. She sits calmly behind her desk answering all the questions that are thrown her way throughout the day. As the Program Director of MLJ Adoptions’ ...
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17
Nov

MLJ Adoptions Offers Hague Adoption Option From Africa

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in Burkina Faso
There are millions of children in need of loving, stable families all over the world. We hear the statistics all the time. However, when you see the faces of these children without families, you know they are so much more than numbers. For this reason, the staff of MLJ Adoptions is introducing Burkina Faso, our ninth international ...
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