Gotcha Forever: Angels in Adoption

Gotcha Forever: Angels in Adoption

by Paula Redmann   | Photography: Photos by Jacy Zoey, 12, was working on her homework at the kitchen table. Three-year-old whirlwind Ari wanted to run barefoot on the cool, lush grass in the front yard.  Carlie, age nine, was doing cartwheels. Seven-year-old Ava was...
Look What She Did: Amy Pierce and Laura Ressler

Look What She Did: Amy Pierce and Laura Ressler

Family-owned businesses are nothing new, but the chances of those family-owned businesses staying in the family for generation after generation aren’t good. The Conway Center for Family Business says only three percent of family businesses survive into the fourth...
Look What She Did: Tabitha Uribe

Look What She Did: Tabitha Uribe

After moving 35 times in 10 years, Tabitha Uribe and her family have finally found roots in Bismarck, North Dakota. “We left our small town in East Texas in 2008. We bought an RV, packed up the kids, and chased the oil,” explains Tabitha. “This is our third time in...
Look What She Did: Kat Socks

Look What She Did: Kat Socks

Sometimes the best fictional stories come from real life experiences. That’s exactly the case with Kat Socks’ children’s book, “Pickles the Dog.” Pickles is a real dog, adopted by Kat’s mother-in-law after the Minot flood in 2011. “Pickles just has a beautiful...
Oh Man: Patrick Atkinson

Oh Man: Patrick Atkinson

by Patrick Atkinson  | Submitted Photos Editors’ Note: When planning the articles for this adoption issue, Patrick Atkinson of The GOD’S CHILD Project immediately came to mind for the Oh Man feature. He agreed to share his adoption story with us. Here it is, in...