Neighbor’s question shines light on our different family

“Where do you get your pretty blue eyes from?” a neighbor asked Daughter, looking at her and then over to me. “Certainly not from you,” she peered into my dark brown eyes. Daughter and I both paused. We travel through our daily lives like most mothers and daughters, loving and annoying each other. It’s moments like these that make us stop. They remind us of what was so obvious to the neighbor. We look nothing alike. They remind us that our family

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Rescue Kittens Visit Georgia Aquarium for Adorable Field Trip To Meet The Fishies

Rescue kittens get the same chance as rescue puppies to visit the Georgia Aquarium It doesn’t get much cuter than rescue kittens, especially when you give them the chance to visit a magical environment like the Georgia Aquarium. The Atlanta Humane Society made the field trip happen after an earlier video featuring rescue puppies at the aquarium went viral. Some tips for your furry friend The Atlanta Humane Society also used the opportunity to pass along some tips on how

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Volunteer Cuddlers Wanted To Socialize Rescue Pigs At Sanctuary Farm

Are you a good cuddler? These rescue pigs need you Some adorable rescue pigs need you. That is, if you are an expert cuddler. Who wouldn’t want to get down and dirty to help some special piggies get adopted and find new homes. Cotton Branch Farm Sanctuary in Leesville, South Carolina is putting out the call. They’re signing up volunteers to come cuddle with their pigs, so help socialize them and get them ready to be adopted. The Cotton Branch

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North Dakota Brewery Puts Shelter Dogs On Beer Cans To Help Find Them Forever Homes

Fargo Brewing Company is putting the adorable faces of some awesome shelter dogs on their beer cans to help these pups find forever homes. The first run features six dogs from a local shelter. This is just the first run. Aaron Hill told NBC News’ Kevin Tibbles that Fargo Brewing Company hopes to do another run in a few months. And if like this post about shelter dogs, you might be like my latest book,

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Kindergartner Invites His Entire Class To His Adoption Hearing And Makes His Dad Cry

Adoption Hearing turns into a sea of hearts and love for 5-year-old Michael Clark, Junior An adoption hearing is already one of the happiest events any judge gets to oversee. Judge Patricia Gardner got to look out into a sea of hearts this week as she made it official. Michael Orlando Clark, Jr is now the son of David Eton and Andrea Melvin, a married couple who have been foster parents to Michael for over a year. Melvin told CNN

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Sweetest Adoption Story ‘My Heart Fell In Love With You’ From 4-Year-Old Girl To Her Mom

Little girl recounts adoption story meeting her mom for the first time I came across this adorable sweet adoption story video on NYPost.com. I’m not crying. You’re crying. A sweet little girl, Gabby, and her little sister, Lily, met the woman who is now her mom. It’s her adoption story. I can’t imagine anyone telling it any better. What a gift. For her mom. Her dad. Her little sister. To families. And the amazing, unforeseen ways we find each other.

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The Math Teacher Thought Fatherhood Didn’t Add Up For Him And The Special Student Who Showed Him Formula For True Love

Math teacher Finn Lanning knew fatherhood wasn’t for him The great thing for math teacher Finn Lanning is numbers. Add them up and you get a certain result. Lanning was sure fatherhood wasn’t for him. It’s not that he doesn’t like kids. After all, he’s with them all day long. Which is why he doubted he would have anything left in his tank at the end of the day to go home to a kid. One kid changes everything But

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TODAY Show Anchor Hoda Kotb Adopts Second Daughter. Gives Her Beautiful Name

Hoda Kotb is building her beautiful family through adoption. TODAY Show anchor Hoda Kotb shocked even her co-hosts this morning with her big news. She has adopted a second daughter! Newborn Hope Catherine Kotb joins Hoda, her partner Joel Schiffman and big sister Hailey, 2. Here is how they broke the big story on the TODAY show. Kotb explained that her new daughter’s middle name, Catherine, is named after her best friend’s daughter. The two came to visit New York

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Adopted Dog Plays Matchmaker. Finds His Human A Husband

Luka and Alicia had a love affair going even before he played matchmaker Matchmaker and adopted dog, Luka, and his human, Alicia, are the perfect example of how it’s impossible to tell who is saving whom when you adopt a pet from a shelter or rescue group. Alicia had always dreamed of adopting a dog. Then she met Luka at the Animal Foundation in Las Vegas. He became her constant companion and her best friend. That was great enough. Then,

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How Star of ‘A Dog’s Way Home’ Went From Stray Junkyard Dog To Movie Stardom

Author Bruce Cameron insisted star of ‘A Dog’s Way Home’ be a real life rescue dog Author and screenwriter Bruce Cameron had a very specific vision when he was working on “A Dog’s Way Home.” The star of the movie needed to be a real life rescue dog. But was it possible? To find the right dog in a shelter somewhere in America? The right look, the right temperament, the right smarts to go from stray to star? USA Today

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