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So You Want to Adopt
One piece of advice (not that anyone is asking me) that I would give to families who are thinking about adopting is...Ask lots of questions.You might be thinking to yourself; "That's it, that's all you got." This isn't my only advice, I said it was "one piece" of...
The Day I Age Out
I am so thankful for people like Bryan Tucker who can use film to tell a powerful story. This story is one we all need to hear and is the motivation behind Oasis. Bryan Tucker is a freelance producer and documentary filmmaker based in Seattle. His first feature-length...
National Adoption Awareness Month
Throughout the month of November, we will be posting a lot of information about adoption on our Facebook page. If you have not "liked" our Facebook page, you can do so here.RESPONSIBILITYAccording to The Barna Group, 77% of practicing Christians believe Christians...
Parent Training
We (Stacey and Matt) are currently in the 6th week of our 9 week parent training that we offer for foster and adoptive parents. I have had some questions about what exactly this training is; so here is a little more information about the training that we teach.The...
Update on Oasis
You may have heard or read something about what we call, Oasis. Oasis is our initiative to help youth who are facing this overwhelming challenge of aging out of foster care. Check out the graphic below to see what happens to those who age out. We need to do...
Milestones
On August 4th, Village to Village Intl. will celebrate 5 years of existence. I can remember back to when this was just a dream in my head. We had just completed our first adoption, and the financial cost for us to do so was on the front of my mind. I had many...
Positive Fatherhood #3
What is your name of your children? Ethan, and I have 3 children; Seth (6), Aiden (3), Keegan (1)Where do you live?IllinoisWhat is your favorite thing about being a father?Sharing my life with my boys.What was/is one of your favorite things to do with your...
Reflections on Father’s Day
I am writing this post the day after Father's Day. A day that was filled with words of affirmation, encouragement, and love from my wife and all of my kiddos. One of the things I try to teach my kids is to look at situations from a perspective that is not their own....
Foster Care Awareness
Did you know that May is foster care awareness month? Now let's be honest, it seems like every month is an "awareness" month for something, all of which are well deserved of having their own month. As I thought about the purpose of having a whole month dedicated to...
2016 Dodgball Tournament Recap
Our dodgeball tournament was a huge success this year! Why was it such a huge success?Reason #1: We had the most teams that we have ever had.We had 10 teams show up to try their stake at becoming the 2016 Village to Village dodgeball champions. In the end there could...