Great thanksgiving listen

We talked about how she grew up and who she counted on the most in her life, and we talked about our favorite memory together.

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David Durovy and Peggy Gup

One Small Step conversation partners, David Durovy (71) and Peggy Watts Gup (67), discuss their experiences as adoptive and foster parents. Peggy talks about being a life-long activist how the 2016 election prompted her to make major changes in her...

Interview with Milly Torres

My interview with my mother, Milly Torres, consists of a description of her life from her childhood to the present. There was much said about the difficulties in her life and how that led her to her beliefs and to...

Getting to know my mom, Amanda.

In this interview I got to know things about my mom I didn’t know before.

Conversations with my Grandma

This interview is between my grandma and I. We discussed everything from her adopted son to her cancer diagnosis.

“Give Them Grace”

This interview is about getting to know a friends occupation and how she works and helps adopted children (specifically those with trauma in their life) and their family.

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Kenneth Sharrock and Leslie Kaplan

One Small Step partners Kenneth Sharrock (60) and Leslie Kaplan (56) talk about religion, ancestry, and the guiding influences of their political beliefs.

Julie Box and Rachel Morris talk about how having an adopted member in her family has affected her and the family as a whole.

This interview was conducted face to face, and it follows a series of questions concerning Julie's opinions on how the adoption in her family affected her and her family as a whole. She answers questions about her relationship with the...

Adoption

I interviewed Victor and Maddie who share their story about their open adoption of 19 months old girl Maxine.

Up and Downs of Raising Four Children

Nancy Herzog describes her life as a mother, raising four children all with different biological fathers. She talks about the hardships of raising a child with a disability.

From Haiti to Orange County: An Adoption Story

Kristen Howerton interviews her son Kembe about the experience of surviving the Haiti earthquake and immigrating to the US at age 3.

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Andy Weenig and Mark Houser

One Small Step conversation partners Andy Weenig (46) and Mark Houser (70) talk about their families, their faith and how both influence their sense of social justice.

Maddey O’Connell and Alex Burton talk about his Adoption journey.

In this interview, conducted in November 2016 in Elgin, IL, Maddey O’Connell (16) interviewed her friend, Alex Burton (18) about his adoption journey from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy Russia. Alex shares his family story behind his adoption and his connection to his grandfather...

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Sharon Marcyes and Lisa Marcyes

Mother and daughter Sharon Marcyes (82) and Lisa Marcyes (46) discuss their family history, Sharon’s childhood, and her 52-year marriage.

At. Elizabeth Foundation-Teri Casso

A short interview/conversation with Mrs. Casso about her work at St. Elizabeth Foundation!

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Troy Teeboom and David Charpentier

One Small Step partners David Charpentier (52) and Troy Teeboom (54) acknowledge influential people in their lives, discuss national versus local politics, share their adoptions stories amongst various other topics.