A Father’s Journey in International Adoption

George, Lorelei (wife/Mom), and Elena Runkle (Center) By George Runkle, assisted by Elena Svetlana Runkle As of the summer of 2001 we had, throughout the previous year, watched our oldest daughter graduate from college and get married, and were in the process of preparing for our other daughter’s senior year in high school. [...]

Alexandra’s Unexpected Family Reunion in Quzhou, China

Jeff and Maxine Miller adopted their Alexandra from the Quzhou Social Welfare Institute in China at 10 ½ months old. Alexandra grew up in the rural countryside of Garrett County, MD. Throughout high school, Alexandra was a proud and active member of the  FIRST Robotics program. Alexandra received the FIRST Dean’s List Award and was [...]

Returning to My Daughter’s Birth Country

Jen always knew she wanted to be a mother and has expressed interest in adoption since she was a child. Eventually, Jen reached a time in her life when she decided it was now or never, and moved forward to research agencies that would walk her through the process, which is how she found Adoptions [...]

An International Adoptee Perspective

We recently interviewed an international adoptee, Danielle, who was kind enough to answer some of our questions about her adoption! You were adopted from Korea, what was it like growing up in a family with parents of a different race? As long as I can remember, I always knew I was adopted and always knew [...]