The Race To Parenthood

Race to Parenthood April 12, 2014 at 9:00AM West Creek Business Park in Richmond. For more information, FAQs and registration, visit the Race to Parenthood Website and check out all the details on Richmondmom.com!  Keep up with the latest info on their Facebook page or follow them on Twitter. 

Bop to Adopt

Are you looking for something fun to do for Valentine’s Day?  On February 15th, the MOMS Club of Mechanicsville, Cool Spring is having a “Bop to Adopt” Family Dance and Silent Auction from 4:30-7:00 pm at Chickahominy Middle School, hosted by GCPC, to raise money for adoption fees for the Dowda Family.  The event will feature music, […]

An Adoption Story: Life Filled with Surprises

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In recognition of National Adoption Awareness Month this November, local Richmond mom Lori Sturtevant shares her beautiful adoption story. We are honored to feature her first guest post on Richmondmom.com. As I look around my family room, I see trucks and blocks scattered across the floor, a little pink and white baby blanket on the sofa, […]

Help Real Couples in Richmond in the Race to Parenthood

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Many of us have dreamed of becoming parents, but for the 11% of women and 7.2% of men (according to the CDC) who struggle with infertility, the road to parenthood isn’t all that easy.  In addition to taking an emotional toll, the cost of fertility treatments can be staggering. The Race to Parenthood is a […]

Another Kind of Supermom: Adopting and Fostering

I wish that Richmondmom.com had the resources to do a National Supermom Contest! Because if we did, I would nominate my friend Linda, in Texas. Linda not only has an adopted daughter, but her family has provided foster care to many other children over the years as well. Linda’s journey began when she was driving […]

A Richmond Adoption Story: The Davies

The adorable Davies Family, realizing their church-based adoption agency wouldn't be able to help them. After all of this?

When I first met Lindy Davies I was speechless. Literally, I mean other than a few grunts–after all she was leaning over me, cleaning my teeth while I was horizontal in the dentist chair. Lindy’s my dental hygenist. We had a chance to really talk after my pearly whites were complete and because we had […]