As a mother of a child acquired through an open adoption, it has come to my attention how misunderstood and feared open
adoptions are in this world from the questions I've gotten about my son's adoption and through encounters that my son's biological mother has shared with me.
Not exact matches
Investors have piled back into the market
in response to the
adoption of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's radical economic policies — coined «Abenomics» — which have fueled hope the
world's third largest economy may
be hauling itself out of a decade of stagnant economic growth.
While smartphone
adoption is still low compared to the developed
world, growth
is exploding
in emerging markets.
BDO USA, one of the top financial consulting and assurance firms
in the
world, notes
in its Consumer Business Compass blog that the retail industry's
adoption of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR)
is not an incredibly new tactic:» [Both] have
been rapidly developing as viable business tools to connect with consumers
in new ways and revolutionize business processes.»
It remains to
be one of the only places
in the
world that has an nearly equal
adoption of both North American social networks, many of which
are blocked
in China, and Chinese social giants like Weibo and RenRen.
It
was a
world characterised by massive swings
in our terms of trade, and a very serious international financial crisis followed by a deep global recession, not to mention the effects of the
adoption of «non-conventional» policies
in the major jurisdictions.
The
adoption of cryptocurrency
in the Muslim
world and —
in particular — the Middle East, has
been the subject of heated debate over the last few months.
With the advent and broad - scale
adoption of the internet, America and the
world are on the cusp of a potential massive leap
in productive potential.
As the Fourth Industrial Revolution accelerates the
adoption of
AI and IoT technologies, data has become the most valuable currency
in the
world.
These 3 trends
are expected to impact the workplace
in 2018 and will help power the growth and
adoption of flexible workspace across the
world.
Indeed, Ripple
's CEO Brad Garlinghouse recently acknowledged the rapid growth
in adoption of the company
's blockchain by banks: «People know Ripple
is the only blockchain solution for payments that
is proven
in the real
world, and it
's driving demand from financial institutions of all kinds and sizes because they want to stay ahead of the curve.»
Where a few cryptocurrency terminals
are wroth - trusting as preferred payment method, where intermediaries charge high transactions costs, and where Bitcoin still has not
been able to grow its
adoption rate, and where mining
is even today considered risky by a novice
in the cryptocurrency
world, Phoneum makes it easy and hassle - free with its mobile - based blockchain - powered mining algorithm.
Bitcoin usage and
adoption seems to
be on the rise
in certain countries around the
world, although that
was only a matter of time according to some industry experts.
Could Shopify now
be in line to lead up Bitcoin's widespread
adoption in the
world of mobile payments?
Seems like everyday a government
in some region of the
world is issuing threats or taking actions to restrict
adoption.
If you
are arguing that the
world must
be perfect
in order to stop
adoption, you
are using the same argument that a slaveowner would have had
in the South
in the early 1800s — that slavery could not
be stopped until no one went hungry.
We believe there
are more than enough children
in the
world that need a home, and we want to become parents through
adoption rather than biologically.
There
were pictures of women, every tribe, every tongue, on every wall, and so it felt like everyone here
in the
world was there with us, somehow, and a gigantic canvas on the stairs said: There
is no such thing as small change, and the famous red couch at Idelette's
was worn out and comfortable, especially with Kelley sprawled on it, twisting her hair unconcernedly when she really got talking about the theology of
adoption and Lord, yes, that woman can preach and teach
in a living room beside a piano better than some preachers I've seen
in thousand - dollar suits on a television show.
One of our desires at Together for
Adoption is to facilitate serious, Spirit - led dialogue about how churches, whether they
are large or small, can intentionally, strategically, and organically unite their missional engagement
in the
world with the mandate to care for orphans (James 1:27).
Coronation implied
adoption by God, because
in the ancient
world a king
was regarded as a quasi-divine figure.
The motivations for the
adoption of these beliefs
are far from authentic spiritual motivations, but far more rooted
in removing any Jewishness of Jesus and creating a power base to sustain Rome based on Greek and Roman
world views.
Indeed we might say that the
adoption of such a panentheistic view
is the only way
in which genuine theism can
be maintained, if by theism (as distinguished from pantheism and deism) we mean that God and the
world are not thought to
be identical even though they
are taken to
be intimately and necessarily related one to the other.
Even if the
adoption of Greek rhetorical forms for sermon outlines
was a wise choice
in the mission to the Hellenistic
world, certainly after nineteen centuries, the time has arrived for critical review of sermon form as well as content.
We do wait for the
adoption — that will come at the fulfillment of all things, which, however imminent,
is still future; but even now we possess the Spirit of
adoption, that
is, God's miraculous gift of forgiveness and grace, an advance installment, a token payment, a foretaste, a «first - fruits,» of a life which
in its full, true character belongs only to the
world to come.
«The Evangelistic Witness
is directed towards all of the ktisis (creation) which groans and travails
in search of
adoption and redemption... The transfiguring power of the Holy Trinity
is meant to reach into every nook and cranny of our national life... The Evangelistic Witness will also speak to the structures of this
world; economic, political, and societal institutions... We must re-learn the patristic lesson that the Church
is the mouth and voice of the poor and the oppressed
in the presence of the powers that
be.
Among the issues addressed
are constitutional changes
in Muslim - majority countries and the increasing
adoption and enforcement of anti-blasphemy laws around the
world.
In the ancient world adoption was common, and in the Roman world it almost literally made a man a new ma
In the ancient
world adoption was common, and
in the Roman world it almost literally made a man a new ma
in the Roman
world it almost literally made a man a new man.
* The
world is an increasingly violent place, and one
is justified
in protecting oneself by the
adoption of violence also.
In some ways Cage represents an attack on the whole Renaissance conception of self - consciousness, and an adoption of a kind of secular - mystical idea of self as an enemy that must be removed before one can delight in the world for its own sak
In some ways Cage represents an attack on the whole Renaissance conception of self - consciousness, and an
adoption of a kind of secular - mystical idea of self as an enemy that must
be removed before one can delight
in the world for its own sak
in the
world for its own sake.
The advent of rice varieties bearing genes with resistance to the disease has changed the perception about the disease: the incorporation of host - plant resistance genes
in rice varieties, their
adoption and deployment
in the
world's main rice - producing environments
is probably one of the most significant evidences of the role of plant pathology
in agricultural development.
«California makes 90 percent of our nation's wine and
is the fourth largest producer
in the
world, so the scale and scope of
adoption of sustainable practices
are tremendous across the state's wine regions,» said Robert P. (Bobby) Koch, Wine Institute President and CEO.
The Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN)
is an independent, international non-profit alliance whose goal
is to work with leaders
in agriculture, trade, and intellectual property rights to foster the
adoption of high standards and model geographical indication guidelines throughout the
world.
When I
was first walking around
in the
world with Tariku, it used to
be a lot harder for me to speak up when people said boneheaded things about
adoption or race.
Parents speak candidly about their experiences with international and domestic
adoption, foster care, donor insemination, using a surrogate, parenting with an ex, coming out after
being in a straight marriage and what it
is like to raise their children
in their part of the
world.
Besides having the best name
in the
world, Kristen Howerton's blog, Rage Against the Minivan,
is one of my
adoption touchstones.
I
am majoring
in child, adolescent and family mental health and we
are currently delving into the
world of
adoption.
In my
world adoption is a big win - win — good for the birthparents, great for the adoptive parents and fantastic for the adopted kid.
So
in my
world,
adoption is a closed situation; we don't have direct contact with our kids» birthparents, but we can contact them, and they us, through our lawyer.
Although it would have never
been possible
in my particular
adoption circumstances, there
are not teachers, doctors, role models, psychologists, etc.,
in my life who wouldn't say openness and knowing about my beginnings would have helped me tremendously to feel more secure and understand my place
in this
world better.
You
are really getting out there as a reputable voice
in the open
adoption world.
It
is insane that we
are at this point
in the
adoption world!!
I
'm not sure what it would have
been like if my mum had decided to make an
adoption plan for me, but what I have always known
is that my grandparents loved me more than anything
in the
world and that I could rely on them no matter what.
If I could wave a wand
in Adoption World, my first decree would be that adoption counseling focuses on the process rather than the
Adoption World, my first decree would
be that
adoption counseling focuses on the process rather than the
adoption counseling focuses on the process rather than the outcome.
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In so doing,
adoption serves the best interest of children — new lives
are entering the
world and without
adoption, they would have no one to feed them, change them, love them, teach them.»
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I feel called to educate the
world about our
adoption experience
in hopes of clearing up these misconceptions and fears and to show others how beautiful open
adoptions can
be if people open up their hearts to it.
My How
Adoption has Blessed Your Life series shares good news happening in the adoption world from all sides of the adoption triad... or just offers a paragraph or two on how the love of adoption is blessing individuals and f
Adoption has Blessed Your Life series shares good news happening
in the
adoption world from all sides of the adoption triad... or just offers a paragraph or two on how the love of adoption is blessing individuals and f
adoption world from all sides of the
adoption triad... or just offers a paragraph or two on how the love of adoption is blessing individuals and f
adoption triad... or just offers a paragraph or two on how the love of
adoption is blessing individuals and f
adoption is blessing individuals and families.
As
in the case of my deaf daughter, an open
adoption is a way for a child to make the
world his own.
Birth mothers aren't often recognized for who they
are in the
adoption world.