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		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/how-to-become-unoffendable/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-08T18:45:15+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[How to Become Unoffendable]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I guess I feel like I've kinda won the battle of becoming unoffendable. Rarely am I hurt. It was these three ideas that saved me from a broken heart.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/what-nurses-need-to-know-about-adoption-placements/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-08T18:51:08+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[What Nurses Need to Know about Adoption Placements]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Being a nurse whose patient is placing her child for adoption can be stressful. Here's what nurses need to know about adoption placements.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/book-brought-closer-childs-birth-mom/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-08T18:53:44+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/05/book-adoption.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How a Book Brought Me Closer to My Child's Birth Mom]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It was a gift from her: 'Born from the Heart.' This beautifully written book by Berta Serrano was my story, too. And it was one I knew she understood.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/are-adoptive-parents-oversharing-about-their-childs-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-08T18:57:43+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[Are Adoptive Parents Oversharing About Their Child's Adoption?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Should adoptive parents be keeping quiet about their child's adoption story? Are too many parents these days oversharing?]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/5-ways-to-build-strong-relationships-between-matching-and-placement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-08T19:02:56+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[5 Ways to Build Strong Relationships Between Matching and Placement]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Once you have matched with a couple with an adoption plan in your heart, it's time to build the new relationship and take it to a new level.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/6-mistakes-youre-probably-making-with-your-adoption-profile/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-08T19:09:37+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/05/6-Mistakes-Youre-Probably-Making-With-Your-Adoption-Profile.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[6 Mistakes You're Probably Making With Your Adoption Profile]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[No part of the adoption process strikes fear in the hearts of hopeful adoptive parents quite like creating your adoption profile.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/an-open-letter-to-new-birth-moms-from-a-veteran-birth-mother/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-08T19:11:08+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/05/An-Open-Letter-to-New-Birth-Moms-From-a-Veteran-Birth-Mom-1.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[An Open Letter to New Birth Moms, From a Veteran Birth Mom]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I'm a veteran birth mom of almost 7 years. 7 years?! Did I write that correctly? I did. I don't know how the time goes by so fast. Yes, it goes by fast.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/scars-my-journey-through-foster-care-part-7/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-08T19:17:05+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/05/scars.png</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Scars | My Journey Through Foster Care, Part 7]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[On my body, I carry a lot of scars. They’re not necessarily desirable, and I didn’t earn any of mine on purpose. Each is just a part of my story.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/how-to-realistically-prepare-yourself-for-the-grief-of-placement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-08T19:18:07+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/05/How-to-Realistically-Prepare-for-the-Grief-of-Placement.png</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How to Realistically Prepare for the Grief of Placement]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When I asked a group of birth parents for advice to help someone realistically prepare for the grief of placement, many thought it was a trick question.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoption-books-review-of-tenacity/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-08T19:19:37+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/05/Tenacity.png</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adoption.com Storyteller Releases Memoir, "Tenacity"]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In her newly released book, Tenacity, Rebecca shares her story about having been placed for adoption at birth.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/how-i-loved-a-child-i-hadnt-met-yet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-08T19:20:43+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/05/How-I-Loved-a-Child-I-Hadnt-Met-Yet.png</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How I Loved a Child I Hadn't Met Yet]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I loved this child when we hadn't even met yet. Words I’ve heard myself say to my daughters many many times. Their usual, bored response? “I know, Mom.”]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-day-my-daughter-first-called-her-birth-mom-by-name/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-08T19:21:55+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/05/The-Day-My-Daughter-First-Called-Her-Birth-Mom-by-Name.png</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Day My Daughter First Called Her Birth Mom by Name]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When our 2-year-old daughter first called her birth mom by name it helped us know we might be doing all right in making sure she knew her birth mom.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/why-birth-grandparents-rock/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-08T19:24:40+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/05/Why-Birth-Grandparents-Rock-.png</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Why Birth Grandparents Rock]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Birth grandparents rock! They have the power to bridge gaps and open doors. My daughter's connection with her Nana B has brought greater peace and joy.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoption-did-not-change-my-body-but-it-changed-my-heart/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-08T19:27:16+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/05/Adoption-Did-Not-Change-My-Body-But-It-Changed-My-Heart.png</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adoption Did Not Change My Body, But It Changed My Heart]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Of course, adoption does not cause stretch marks or visible scars, but adoption changed my heart. Adoption is anything but easy.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/walk-for-the-waiting-2016/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-08T19:28:41+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/05/Walk-for-the-Waiting-2016-Helping-End-the-Foster-Care-Crisis.png</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Walk for the Waiting 2016: Helping End the Foster Care Crisis]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I first heard about Walk for the Waiting in the spring of 2013. Kids are still waiting, please help to end the foster care crisis.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/how-these-international-adoptive-parents-help-their-kids/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-08T19:34:06+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/05/mozambique-friends-for-life.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Boys Were Best Friends in Mozambique, Now Neighbors in U.S.]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[They were best friends in Mozambique. When they lost their parents, they were placed in the same orphanage. Then, they became neighbors in the U.S.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/5-reasons-it-is-important-to-say-no/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-08T19:37:29+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/05/5-Reasons-It-Is-Important-to-Say-No.png</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[5 Reasons It Is Important to Say No]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[There are many wonderful opportunities out there to volunteer and support others. Sometimes, however, it's important to learn how to say no. Here's why.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-regrets-of-a-birth-mother/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-08T19:38:51+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/05/regrets-of-a-birth-mom.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Regrets of a Birth Mother]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Looking back at my pregnancy and placing my birth daughter, I have a lot of regrets. Here is a list of my shoulda/woulda/couldas.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/freedom-my-journey-through-foster-care/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-08T19:42:17+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/05/Freedom-_-My-Journey-Through-Foster-Care-.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Freedom | My Journey Through Foster Care, Part 6]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Although we haven’t spoken since I love that family today as much as that Christmas day when they presented me with my gateway to freedom.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/newbie-foster-care-questions-can-my-foster-kiddos-vacation-with-us/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-08T19:44:18+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/05/Newbie-Foster-Care-Question-Can-My-Foster-Child-Vacation-With-Us-1.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Newbie Foster Care Question: Can My Foster Child Vacation With Us?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Having a foster child can change a lot of plans. But what about vacations plans? Can my foster child vacation with us? The answer is: maybe.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/a-letter-to-my-birth-mother-and-my-adoptive-mother-on-mothers-day/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-08T19:45:14+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/05/A-Letter-to-My-Birth-Mother-and-My-Adoptive-Mother-on-Mother%E2%80%99s-Day-1.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[A Letter to My Birth Mother and My Adoptive Mother on Mother’s Day]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I decided to write to both of my mothers in the same letter: a letter for mother's day.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/an-open-letter-to-moms-in-waiting-this-mothers-day/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-08T19:46:11+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/05/An-Open-Letter-to-Moms-in-Waiting-This-Mothers-Day.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[An Open Letter to Moms in Waiting This Mother's Day]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I see you, Moms in Waiting. I know you. And this Mother’s Day---in a season of yearning and waiting for someone to call you Mom---my heart hurts for you.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/this-short-film-adopted-documents-a-story-of-love/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-08T19:48:59+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/Adopted-Film.png</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[This Short Film, 'Adopted,' Documents a Story of Love]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[This short film shows the family's experience of bringing home their youngest daughter from Ethiopia. It is a story of love and beauty.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/how-to-talk-to-your-children-about-racism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-08T19:50:38+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/05/How-to-Talk-to-Your-Children-About-Racism.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How to Talk to Your Children About Racism]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Within the safety of our homes, we must teach our children and have regular discussions about racism so when they are on their own, they will be prepared.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/an-adoptee-answers-should-i-talk-to-my-childs-teacher-about-their-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-08T19:54:08+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/05/An-Adoptee-Answers-Should-I-Talk-to-My-Child%E2%80%99s-Teacher-About-Their-Adoption-1.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[An Adoptee Answers: Should I Talk to My Child’s Teacher About Their Adoption?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Here an adoptee answers the question of talking to teachers about adoption. How do you decide what to tell them about your child's adoption?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/why-should-national-childrens-mental-health-awareness-day-matter-to-me/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-08T19:56:14+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/05/Why-Should-National-Childrens-Mental-Health-Awareness-Day-Matter-to-Me-.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Why Should National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day Matter to Me?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[This year’s National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day coincides with everyone’s favorite day for carnitas, and it’s going to be great!]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/how-to-celebrate-cinco-de-mayo-without-cultural-appropriation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-08T19:57:21+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/05/How-to-Celebrate-Cinco-de-Mayo-Without-Cultural-Appropriation.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo Without Cultural Appropriation]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Did you know that you can celebrate Cinco de Mayo without disrespecting an entire country and have fun celebrating? It's true.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/newbie-foster-care-question-how-many-kids-can-we-have-in-our-home/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-08T19:59:03+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/05/Newbie-Foster-Care-Question-How-many-kids-can-we-have-in-our-home-1.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Newbie Foster Care Question: How many kids can we have in our home?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Foster care question: How many children are you able to foster at once? If you want to fill every inch of your house with kids, check the laws first.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/7-adoption-themes-in-star-wars/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-08T20:00:12+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/05/7-Adoption-Themes-in-Star-Wars-You-May-Have-Missed.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[7 Adoption Themes in Star Wars You May Have Missed]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The adoption themes in Star Wars abound throughout the trilogies. Luke and Leia were adopted, of course. Anakin was taken from his mother.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/open-adoption-could-have-solved-all-my-star-wars-problems/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-08T20:03:56+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/05/Open-Adoption-Could-Have-Solved-All-My-Star-Wars-Problems.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Open Adoption Could Have Solved All My Star Wars Problems]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Open adoption could have prevented all Star Wars problems! No more Star Warring! Intrigued? Here are my theories on the subject.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/suffering-my-journey-through-foster-care-part-5/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-08T20:07:21+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/05/Suffering-_-My-Journey-Through-Foster-Care-Part-5-.png</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Suffering | My Journey Through Foster Care, Part 5]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I think of emotional suffering relationally, because it’s virtually always a result of unfulfilled expectations between people.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-4-best-things-we-learned-from-karyn-purvis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-08T20:08:23+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/05/The-4-Best-Things-We-Learned-from-Karyn-Purvis.png</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The 4 Best Things We Learned from Karyn Purvis]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[On April 12, Dr. Karyn Purvis, the woman I credit with saving my son and my family, died after a battle with cancer. Her work has far-reaching effects.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/finding-his-family-at-age-61/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-08T20:09:39+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/Brett-Bell.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Finding His Family At Age 61]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Brett Bell, age 61, is still trying to put together the pieces of his life. When he was just a toddler, Brett was removed from his home.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/deconstructed-doorways/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-13T12:00:51+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2018/05/Deconstructed-Doorways.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[_Deconstructed Doorways]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rebecca Tillou deconstructed "Doorways," her new poem, and shares her story of truth.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/5-ways-to-mend-fences-in-adoption-national-reconciliation-day/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T19:23:55+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/5-Ways-to-Mend-Fences-in-Adoption-_-National-Reconciliation-Day.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[5 Ways to Mend Fences in Adoption | National Reconciliation Day]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Are you ready to move forward in healing that hurt relationship? National Reconciliation Day provides a wonderful opportunity to begin.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/am-i-too-old-to-adopt/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T19:24:32+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/Am-I-too-Old-to-be-Adopting-1.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Am I too Old to be Adopting?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Are you too old to adopt? Probably not. These are things that parents of any age can provide. Just as love knows no color, it also doesn’t know age.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/5-tips-for-resolving-conflict-between-adoptive-and-birth-parents/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T19:25:38+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/conflict.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[5 Tips for Resolving Conflict Between Adoptive and Birth Parents]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[You're bound to encounter rough patches over the course of your open adoption relationship. Here are some ways to make it through conflict safely.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoption-is-like-growing-a-tree-arbor-day/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T19:29:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/How-Adoption-is-Like-Growing-a-Tree-_-Arbor-Day.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How Adoption is Like Growing a Tree | Arbor Day]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A child entering your family via adoption brings new growth to your family tree, requiring proper care not just to survive, but to thrive.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/3-things-to-consider-before-adopting-after-infertility/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T19:33:41+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/3-Things-to-Consider-Before-Adopting-After-Infertility-_-NIAW.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[3 Things to Consider Before Adopting After Infertility | NIAW]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[As a mom via adoption who experienced years of infertility, I’ve learned a lot about what to consider before adopting after infertility.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/3-ways-to-handle-know-it-alls-in-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T19:35:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/3-Ways-to-Handle-Know-It-Alls-in-Adoption.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[3 Ways to Handle Know-It-Alls in Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I guess the first step to handling know-it-alls in adoption is to realize that you will probably eventually become one! So please hang in there.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/how-infertility-helped-increase-my-empathy-for-my-chids-birth-mom/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T19:37:08+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/How-Infertility-Helped-Increase-my-Empathy-for-my-Childs-Birth-Mom-1.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How Infertility Helped Increase my Empathy for my Child's Birth Mom]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My infertility and Katy's surprise pregnancy ended up leading us through some separate but similar emotional landscapes that increased my empathy.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-time-i-prayed-to-have-the-desire-to-be-a-mother-taken-from-me/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T19:38:37+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/399188587.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Time I Prayed to Have the Desire to be a Mother Taken From Me]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I was tired. I wanted off the emotional roller coaster. I was desperate to stop hurting so much. I wanted the desire to be a mother taken from me.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/describing-my-journey-through-foster-care-part-4/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T19:41:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/Describing-_-My-Journey-Through-Foster-Care-Part-4-.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Describing | My Journey Through Foster Care, Part 4]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Words are inadequate in describing what it's like for a child to experience foster care. It's hardest to describe it to those who have never experienced it.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/6-reasons-closing-an-open-adoption-is-harmful-to-everyone/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T19:44:39+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/6-Reasons-Closing-an-Open-Adoption-is-Harmful-to-Everyone-1.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[6 Reasons Closing an Open Adoption is Harmful to Everyone]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It's true that an open adoption takes work and can be frustrating for all members of the triad. But closing the relationship is not usually the best choice.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/ways-infertility-makes-you-feel-like-you-cant-reach-your-potential/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T19:45:45+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/Infertility-Can-Make-You-Feel-Like-You-Cant-Reach-Your-Potential-Dont-Let-It.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Infertility Can Make You Feel Like You Can't Reach Your Potential - Don't Let It]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Infertility is one of those silent, sneaky trials that robs us of our self-esteem, our confidence, and even our ambition. Realize your potential.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/when-i-was-pregnant-i-considered-all-my-options/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T19:51:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/When-I-Was-Pregnant-I-Considered-All-My-Options.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[When I Was Pregnant, I Considered All My Options]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[While pregnant and considering adoption, spent a lot of time thinking through my options in great detail.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/i-want-to-adopt-in-the-future-how-do-i-prepare-now/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T19:52:22+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/I-Want-to-Adopt-in-the-Future.-How-Do-I-Prepare-Now-1.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[I Want to Adopt in the Future. How Do I Prepare Now?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[So, you think you want to adopt, eh? Step right up! This one article will tell you everything you need to know about preparing to adopt.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/star-wars-couple-real-life-finn-rey-preparing-for-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T19:53:23+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/finn-and-rey.png</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[“Star Wars” couple, The Real-life Finn and Rey, Preparing for Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[“Vic” and “Jules” became instantly known to thousands when they dressed up as Star Wars characters, Finn and Rey, as they are preparing for adoption.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/4-ways-for-your-child-to-celebrate-earth-day/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T19:54:33+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/4-Earth-Day-Activities-For-Kids-That-Celebrate-Birth-Families-Too.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[4 Earth Day Activities For Kids That Celebrate Birth Families, Too]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Your child most likely learns about Earth Day events at school, but there are plenty of ways that you can and should celebrate this important day at home.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adopted-from-foster-care-at-18-flourishing-in-his-20s/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T19:56:47+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/Adopted-From-Foster-Care-at-18-Flourishing-at-21-1.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adopted From Foster Care at 18, Flourishing in his 20s]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Erik Barrus was adopted from foster care at 18.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/3-ways-to-cope-with-those-awkward-oh-youre-a-birth-mother-conversations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T19:57:52+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/3-Ways-To-Cope-With-Those-Awkward-Oh-Youre-a-Birth-Mother-Conversations-1.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[3 Ways To Cope With Those Awkward "Oh, You're a Birth Mother?" Conversations]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Whether we like it or not, being a birth mother frequently leads to some awkward conversations. Here's how to cope.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/learn-foster-care-adoption-anne-of-green-gables/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T19:59:58+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/anne-of-green-gables1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[What We Can Learn About Foster Care and Adoption from 'Anne of Green Gables']]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It takes a really cold heart to watch Anne of Green Gables or read the book without being completely taken in and even dropping a few tears.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/what-the-jungle-book-teaches-us-about-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T20:41:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/jungle-book.png</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[What The Jungle Book Teaches Us About Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Jungle Book is great entertainment--and it's a feel-good movie that can help us all to be better, live more kindly, and embrace who we really are.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/how-i-felt-talking-to-my-birth-daughter-on-her-birthday/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T20:43:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/How-I-Felt-Talking-to-My-Birth-Daughter-on-Her-Birthday.png</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How I Felt Talking to My Birth Daughter on Her Birthday]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[So excited: how I felt talking to my birth daughter on her birthday. But I was also nervous. Would she even want to talk?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/7-bible-verses-that-helped-me-on-my-adoption-journey/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T20:46:12+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/7-Bible-Verses-that-Helped-Me-on-My-Adoption-Journey.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[7 Bible Verses that Helped Me on My Adoption Journey]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[There have been many Bible verses and stories that have been important to me over the past ten years, but these are the ones that I spent the most time with.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/what-happens-to-the-original-birth-certificate-when-an-adoption-is-finalized/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T20:48:29+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/What-Happens-to-the-Original-Birth-Certificate-When-an-Adoption-is-Finalized-1.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[What Happens to the Original Birth Certificate When an Adoption is Finalized?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lies. Fabrications. Secrets. These are but a few words that describe the process of the sealing of the Original Birth Certificate (OBC).]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/connectedness-my-journey-through-foster-care/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T20:55:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/Connectedness-_-My-Journey-Through-Foster-Care-Part-3.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Connectedness | My Journey Through Foster Care, Part 3]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[As a child in foster care, I died daily for connectedness.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/4-types-of-adoption-grants-you-should-know-about/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T21:38:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/4-Types-of-Adoption-Grants-You-Should-Know-About.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[4 Types of Adoption Grants You Should Know About]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[There are lots of programs out there aimed at helping offset the costs of adoption. Take some time to learn more about adoption grants.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/why-i-wrote-a-letter-to-myself-to-read-in-the-hospital/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T21:39:30+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/Birth-Mom-Why-I-Wrote-A-Letter-To-Myself-To-Read-In-The-Hospital.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Birth-Mom--Why-I-Wrote-A-Letter-To-Myself-To-Read-In-The-Hospital]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I brought three letters to the hospital with me: one for me, one for my son, and one for his parents-to-be. I read the letter to myself first.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/how-adoption-can-accelerate-a-childs-emotional-maturity/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T21:40:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/How-Adoption-Can-Accelerate-a-Child%E2%80%99s-Emotional-Maturity.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How Adoption Can Accelerate a Child’s Emotional Maturity]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[As I observed these children, I was struck by the huge impact adoption and foster care has on the emotional maturity of kids growing up in and around it.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/i-loved-my-son-beyond-all-doubt-so-i-chose-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T21:45:29+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/I-Loved-My-Son-Beyond-All-Doubt-So-I-Chose-Adoption-1.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[I Loved My Son Beyond All Doubt, So I Chose Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I wasn’t really sure how to respond when someone asked me what I loved beyond all doubt. I loved knowing things just to know them. I loved my parents.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/10-myth-sabout-adoptees-that-drive-us-crazy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T21:51:30+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/10-Myths-About-Adoptees-that-Drive-Us-Crazy.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[10 Myths About Adoptees that Drive Us Crazy]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I have been an adoptee since 1 month old. Over my lifetime I have heard and read statements about adoptees that drive us crazy]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/turning-tragedy-into-advocacy-changing-the-foster-care-system/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T21:53:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/Turning-Tragedy-Into-Advocacy-Changing-the-Foster-Care-System.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Turning Tragedy Into Advocacy: Changing the Foster Care System]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It is my hope that this foster care tragedy can be used as a catalyst for much-needed change.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/i-am-a-birth-mom-and-sometimes-i-hate-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T21:55:40+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/I-Am-a-Birth-Mom-.-.-.-and-Sometimes-I-Hate-Adoption.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[I Am a Birth Mom . . . and Sometimes I Hate Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Although it is a strong and ugly word, "hate" fits when I think of the raw, ugly, and painful emotions connected with my adoption.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/i-met-my-birth-parents-when-i-was-18-this-is-my-story/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T21:57:24+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/I-Met-My-Birth-Parents-When-I-Was-18.-This-is-My-Story.-1.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[I Met My Birth Parents When I Was 18. This is My Story.]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I was reunited with my birth parents in February of 2013 when I was 18. It was one of the most awaited days of my life.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/bonding-with-a-baby-you-didnt-carry/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T22:00:33+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/Bonding-With-a-Baby-You-Didnt-Carry-1.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Bonding With a Baby You Didn't Carry]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[To me, the fear of bonding with a baby wasn’t there. I knew that given time, care, and a ton of snuggles, I would fall in love with the child we adopted.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/re-placement-my-journey-through-foster-care-part-ii/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T22:03:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/Re-placement-_-My-Journey-Through-Foster-Care-Part-21.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Re-placement | My Journey Through Foster Care, Part 2]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My memory of my first foster care placement is of a campus of institutional-looking buildings, and my memory holds many re-placement after that.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/how-gardening-and-adoption-are-alike/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T22:05:52+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/How-Growing-a-Garden-and-Adopting-a-Child-are-Alike-_-Garden-Week.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How Growing a Garden and Adopting a Child are Alike | Garden Week]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I’m growing my first real garden for the first time since I was a child and assigned to weed the chard aisle in our family garden. And boy! Am I excited!]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/how-do-I-support-my-friend-in-her-adoption-journey/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T22:08:07+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/How-Do-I-Support-My-Friend-in-Her-Adoption-Journey-1.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How Do I Support My Friend in Her Adoption Journey?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[You may ask yourself "how can I support my friend in at this time?" Know your help makes a difference.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/loved.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[loved]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/parenting-lessons-from-disneys-the-little-mermaid/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T22:09:13+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/Parenting-Lessons-from-Disneys-The-Little-Mermaid.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Parenting Lessons from Disney's 'The Little Mermaid']]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I have been eagerly looking forward to writing about the parenting lessons we learn from King Triton in The Little Mermaid.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/how-supergirl-is-a-role-model-in-the-adoption-community/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T22:10:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/03/How-Supergirl-is-a-Role-Model-in-the-Adoption-Community.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How Supergirl is a Role Model in the Adoption Community]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Supergirl is unique among our heroes as she explores familial relationships while reconciling her biological beginnings.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/infertility-treatments-and-adoption-having-a-foot-in-both-avenues/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T22:11:30+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/Infertility-Treatments-and-Adoption-Having-a-Foot-in-Both-Avenues.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Infertility Treatments and Adoption: Having a Foot in Both Avenues]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Do you have to be 100% "over" infertility before pursuing adoption, or can I have a foot in both avenues?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/why-we-must-prepare-our-children-for-racism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T22:18:56+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/Why-We-Must-Prepare-Our-Children-for-Racism.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Why We Must Prepare Our Children for Racism]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[There is no question in my mind that Callie, my innocent, beautiful, almost-3rd grade daughter, has faced and will continue to face racism.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/dear-birth-mother-eleven-years-later/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T22:29:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/Our-Dear-Birth-Mother-Letter-Eleven-Years-Later.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Our "Dear Birth Mother" Letter, Eleven Years Later]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Truly, God laughs when you tell Him your plans. But you know who else should laugh? The sweet recipients of our "dear birth mother" letters]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/03/Galan-Family-Collage.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Galan Family Collage]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/separation-my-journey-through-foster-care-part-1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T22:30:30+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/Separation-_-My-Journey-Through-Foster-Care-Part-I-1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Separation | My Journey Through Foster Care, Part I]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The separation of our family began with one of my most painful memories.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/guide-to-adoption-books-for-children/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T22:35:24+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/Guide-to-Adoption-Books-for-Children-1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Guide to Adoption Books for Children]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Books can be an amazing tool to teach children about the world they live in. Here's a guide to some great children's books.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/why-your-stupid-fake-pregnancy-facebook-post-makes-me-want-to-throw-things/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-15T22:37:29+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/Why-Your-Stupid-Fake-Pregnancy-Facebook-Post-Makes-Me-Want-to-Throw-Things.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Why Your Stupid Fake Pregnancy Facebook Post Makes Me Want to Throw Things]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[There is that one April Fools' Day joke that seems to be overdone every year. That's right, I'm talking about the inevitable Fake Pregnancy Announcement.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/6-ideas-for-self-care-for-social-workers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T14:20:32+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/03/6-Ideas-for-Self-Care-for-Social-Workers.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[6 Ideas for Self-Care for Social Workers]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Self-care is an essential part of ensuring that you're providing the best possible care for your clients.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/4-ways-to-be-a-control-freak-in-adoption-and-how-to-stop-it/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T14:21:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/03/4-Ways-You-Might-be-a-Control-Freak-in-Adoption-and-How-to-Fix-It.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[4 Ways You Might be a Control Freak in Adoption and How to Fix It]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[For those involved in the adoption world, being a control freak can ruin relationships. But just because you tend toward “my way or the highway,” doesn’t mean you have to feel that way forever.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/how-turning-to-christ-helped-me-heal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T14:30:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/03/How-Turning-To-Christ-Helped-Me-Heal.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How Turning To Christ Helped Me Heal]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[All of the times that I believed nobody could possibly understand what I was going through, I was wrong. Christ knew.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/i-wasnt-scared-when-my-son-started-asking-about-his-birth-parents/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T14:31:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/03/I-Wasnt-Scared-When-My-Son-Started-Asking-About-His-Birth-Parents-I-Was-Elated.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[I Wasn't Scared When My Son Started Asking About His Birth Parents - I Was Elated!]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I have always cherished the beauty of our adoption story and wanted my son to see it too. I wasn't scared when he asked about his birth parents.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/why-bottling-up-your-adoption-emotions-is-bad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T14:32:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/03/Why-Bottling-Up-Your-Adoption-Emotions-Is-Bad.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Why Bottling Up Your Adoption Emotions Is Bad]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When I imagine bottling-up emotions, I picture a soda that you shake up. When it's opened, the contents explode and shoot out everywhere.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/how-adoption-helped-me-cope-with-my-miscarriage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T14:33:18+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/03/How-Adoption-Helped-Me-Cope-With-My-Miscarriage.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How Adoption Helped Me Cope With My Miscarriage]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Because of adoption, infertility and even my miscarriage aren’t a death sentence, but simply a bump in the road, a detour.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/why-i-cringe-when-i-hear-someone-say-these-things-about-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T14:36:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/03/Why-I-Cringe-When-I-Hear-Someone-Say-These-Things-About-Adoption.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Why I Cringe When I Hear Someone Say These Things About Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[There are a few things you could say about adoption to make me cringe if I hear, but these really take the cake.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-be-a-multicultural-family/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T14:41:50+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/03/Do-You-Have-What-It-Takes-to-Be-a-Multicultural-Family-.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Multicultural Family?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[These 7 questions will help you assess whether you're ready to become the parent in a multicultural family.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/my-biggest-adoption-fear/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T14:44:18+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/03/My-Biggest-Adoption-Fear-1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[My Biggest Adoption Fear]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Before I adopted, I was afraid I'd never become a mother. Then I felt the weight of a much greater fear, my biggest adoption fear.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/why-i-chose-an-adoptive-family-that-already-had-children/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T14:45:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/03/Why-I-Chose-an-Adoptive-Family-That-Already-Had-Children.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Why I Chose an Adoptive Family That Already Had Children]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I thought it might be unfair to pick a family that already had children, but I knew this family was the right one for my son.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/03/lindsey-second-meeting.png</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[lindsey second meeting]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/how-cultivating-humility-can-bring-joy-to-your-adoption-journey/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T14:46:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/03/How-Cultivating-Humility-Can-Bring-Joy-to-Your-Adoption-Journey.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How Cultivating Humility Can Bring Joy to Your Adoption Journey]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[C.S. Lewis once said, “Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.” Cultivating humility can bring your adoption joy.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/how-nature-helped-me-heal-after-my-reversed-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T14:47:47+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/03/reversed.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How Nature Helped Me Heal After My Reversed Adoption | International Earth Day]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[After my reversed adoption, when I was in pain unlike anything I’d ever experienced prior, the ocean took me in and nature helped me heal.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/fedex-saves-the-day-baby-flown-to-chicago-in-blizzard-for-liver-transplant/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T14:51:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/03/baby-gets-liver-transplant.png</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[FedEx Saves The Day! Baby Flown to Chicago in Blizzard for Liver Transplant.]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When 2-year-old Brooklyn's parents received news that there was a liver available for their daughter, there was just one problem: a blizzard. Enter Fedex]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/how-being-scammed-messes-with-your-head-for-a-very-long-time/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T14:53:50+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/03/shutterstock_148518026.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How Being Scammed Messes With Your Head for a Very Long Time]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[You put everything on the line to develop a healthy relationship with an expectant mom. Then you get scammed.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/6-things-adopted-teenagers-need-from-their-parents/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T14:57:37+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/03/296935427.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[6 Things Adopted Teenagers Need From Their Parents]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Teenagers are going through a key phase of identity development. Here are some ways you can help your adopted teen navigate this time successfully.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/discovering-adoption-through-kung-fu/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T14:58:46+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/03/Discovering-Adoption-Through-Kung-Fu-Panda.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Discovering Adoption Through Kung Fu Panda]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kung Fu Panda III addresses many relevant and important adoption issues. Join Po on his reunion journey.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/confession-sometimes-i-hate-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T15:02:52+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/03/Confession-Sometimes-I-Hate-Adoption.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Confession: Sometimes I Hate Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I have a wonderful relationship with my child's birth family. I have never regretted my decision to place. So why do I sometimes hate adoption?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/3-things-i-love-most-about-blacklists-adoption-story-line/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T15:06:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/03/3-Things-I-Love-Most-About-The-Blacklists-Adoption-Story-Line.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[3 Things I Love Most About 'The Blacklist's' Adoption Story Line]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Blacklist looks at Adoption from all sides of the triad through the eyes of a single character. And I love it.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-importance-of-self-care-for-social-workers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T15:07:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/03/The-Importance-of-Self-care-for-Social-Workers-.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Importance of Self-care for Social Workers]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The families and children we work with absolutely deserve our best - and when social workers know the importance of self-care, we are able to give our best to them.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/3-things-about-adoption-never-put-on-social-media/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T15:08:33+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/03/3-Things-About-Adoption-That-I%E2%80%99ll-Never-Put-On-Social-Media.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[3 Things About Adoption That I’ll Never Put On Social Media]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It has been said that once you post something online it will live forever. I'm very selective about what I post on social media. Some things I'll never put]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/5-ways-to-encourage-children-to-love-their-biological-roots/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T15:09:45+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/03/5-Ways-to-Encourage-Children-to-Love-Their-Biological-Roots.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[5-Ways-to-Encourage-Children-to-Love-Their-Biological-Roots]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It's important that your adopted child feel connected to his or her biological roots. These simple actions can make a big difference to your child.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/social-worker-shares-his-best-advice-for-/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T15:10:50+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/03/Social-Worker-Shares-His-Best-Advice-for-Birth-Moms-Before-and-After-Placement.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Social Worker Shares His Best Advice for Birth Moms Before and After Placement]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Joshua Redfern, an experienced adoption social worker, shares his advice for birth mothers.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/03/Adoption-Triad-Icon-01.png</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Adoption Triad Icon-01]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/please-stop-telling-me-how-wonderful-i-am-because-i-have-adopted/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T15:13:10+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/03/Please-Stop-Telling-Me-How-Wonderful-I-Am-Because-I-Have-Adopted.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Please Stop Telling Me How Wonderful I Am Because I Have Adopted]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[These are my adored and beloved children. It is wonderful to be able to love them; I am not wonderful because I love them.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/what-i-mean-when-i-say-adoption-is-hard/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T15:14:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/03/What-I-Mean-When-I-Say-Adoption-is-Hard-1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[What I Mean When I Say "Adoption is Hard"]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Adoption is hard. I knew that going in. What I didn't know was HOW it would be hard.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/things-our-parents-did-right-and-things-we-wish-were-different/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T15:21:33+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/03/Adoptees-Things-Our-Parents-Did-Right-and-Things-We-Wish-Were-Different.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adoptees: Things Our Parents Did Right and Things We Wish Were Different]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Members of an online adoption community share their best parenting advice by drawing on personal experiences with what their own adoptive parents did right]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/how-to-stay-hopeful-when-everything-seems-to-be-falling-apart/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T15:28:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/03/How-to-Stay-Hopeful-When-Everything-Seems-to-be-Falling-Apart.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How to Stay Hopeful When Everything Seems to be Falling Apart]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Let me bring you a fountain drink and tell you what has helped me stay hopeful, especially with keeping the hope alive throughout your adoption journey.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/sometimes-i-feel-inadequate-as-a-hopeful-adoptive-parent/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T15:36:07+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/03/shutterstock_331521245.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Sometimes I Feel Inadequate as a Hopeful Adoptive Parent]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[If I were to ask those of you who are hopeful adoptive parents if, in your journey, you have felt inadequate, I have a feeling you’d answer “yes.”]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/is-it-time-for-me-to-throw-in-the-towel-on-my-dream-of-adopting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T15:38:49+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/03/Is-it-Time-for-Me-to-Throw-in-the-Towel-on-My-Dream-of-Adopting-1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Is it Time for Me to 'Throw in the Towel' on My Dream of Adopting?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[At what point do we say, “We have now done everything we can. Our time is up. We are no longer hoping to adopt?” When should we throw in the towel?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoption-movies-review-of-adopted-film-adoptive-parent-point-of-view/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T15:57:32+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/Adoption-Movies-_-Review-of-Adopted-Film-An-Adoptive-Parents-Perspective-1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adoption Movies | Review of 'Adopted' Film (An Adoptive Parent's Perspective)]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[If you are considering transracial or international adoption, watch this movie. If you already have a transracial or international adoption, watch this film.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoption-movies-review-of-adopted-film-an-adoptee-perspective/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T15:58:42+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/Adoption-Movies-_-Review-of-Adopted-Film-An-Adoptees-Perspective-1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adoption Movies | Review of 'Adopted' Film (An Adoptee's Perspective)]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The new 'Adopted' film effectively addresses the paradoxes of adoption.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/5-things-to-consider-with-international-adoption-and-speech-delays/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T15:59:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/5-Things-to-Consider-with-International-Adoption-and-Speech-Delays.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[5 Things to Consider with International Adoption and Speech Delays]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Expect that a child who has spent any amount of time in an orphanage or institution will experience speech delays at least initially.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/both-pregnant-shes-considering-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T16:01:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/Youre-Both-Pregnant-and-Shes-Considering-Adoption-What-Not-to-Say.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[You're Both Pregnant and She's Considering Adoption: What Not to Say]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When you're both pregnant but she's considering adoption, there are some things you shouldn't say. Here are some tips to help you out.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/newsflash-there-is-another-version-of-happy-birthday/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T16:03:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/There-is-Another-Version-of-Happy-Birthday-And-Its-Important-to-a-Lot-of-Kids.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[There is Another Version of the 'Happy Birthday' Song - And It's Important to a Lot of Kids]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Singing this version of the "Happy Birthday" song to your adopted or foster children can help communicate that you care about where they're from.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/how-pregnancy-has-changed-my-view-of-birth-moms/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T16:06:45+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/How-Pregnancy-Has-Changed-My-View-of-Birth-Moms.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How Pregnancy Has Changed My View of Birth Moms]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A surprise pregnancy changed one woman's view of birth moms forever.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/Pregnancy-View.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pregnancy View]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/5-things-every-hopeful-adoptive-mom-needs-with-her-on-placement-day/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T16:08:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/waiting-on-placement-day.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[5 Things Every Hopeful Adoptive Mom Needs With Her on Placement Day]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[As an adoptive mom who has been there, done that, I recommend 5 things an adoptive mom needs to bring with to the adoption placement:]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoption-books-review-the-very-best-thing-for-tj/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T16:09:53+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/the-very-best-thing-for-tj-cover.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adoption Books | Review: The Very Best Thing for TJ]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Adoption Books: "The Very Best Thing for TJ"]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/my-name-is-ann-and-i-placed-my-second-child-for-open-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T16:12:09+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/AnnOwen.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[My Name is Ann, and I Placed My Second Child for Open Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I decided that the greatest and most loving thing I could do for both my children was to place this baby in an open adoption.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/pricelines-baby-on-the-line-commerical-is-tasteless/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T16:13:21+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/babys-on-the-line.png</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Priceline's "Baby's on the Line" Commercial is Tasteless]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Dear Priceline, I’m not sure what conversations took place when your marketing team brainstormed this commercial mocking international adoption.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/4-reasons-i-wanted-to-reunite-with-my-biological-family/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T16:17:12+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/4-Reasons-I-Wanted-to-Reunite-with-my-Biological-Family1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[4 Reasons I Wanted to Reunite with My Biological Family]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I desperately wanted to know if I would ever have the chance to meet them someday, and I didn’t want to regret not trying to reunite.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/4-things-that-destroy-trust-in-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T16:20:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/distrustful-baby.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[4 Things That Destroy Trust in Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Over my seven years of navigating an open adoption as a birth mother, I've learned that there are a few sure ways to destroy trust in adoption relationship.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/3-reasons-your-family-needs-an-adoption-community/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T16:22:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/adoption-support-group.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[3 Reasons Your Family Needs an Adoption Community]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I hear you. I’ve been there. I know you don’t need another thing on your to-do list. But you do need another thing in your life . . . an adoption community.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/4-ways-to-support-an-expectant-mother-planning-on-placing-with-you/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T16:24:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/4-Ways-to-Support-an-Expectant-Mother-Planning-on-Placing-With-You.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[4 Ways to Support an Expectant Mother Planning on Placing With You]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I love my birth daughter's parents. We are so close. Here are some ways that you can build that relationship when someone decides on placing with you]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoption-books-review-of-life-on-planet-mom/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T16:31:14+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/life-on-planet-mom.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adoption Books | Review of 'Life on Planet Mom']]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Life of Planet Mom by Lisa Tawn Bergren draws attention to all aspects of our changing relationships once we enter motherhood]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/8-principles-of-successful-transracial-parenting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T16:31:56+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/transracial-family-celebrating-birthday.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[8 Principles of Successful Transracial Parenting]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I’ve been doing this transracial parenting thing for 10 years now. I’ve read a lot. Putting it all together, a few common themes emerge.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/letters-from-china-an-adoption-story-part-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T16:32:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/letters-from-china.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Letters from China - An Adoption Story, Part 2]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[There is nothing quite like the 24 hours before you meet the child you've been planning to adopt. These are our letters from China.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoption-and-the-american-presidents/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T16:33:56+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/Abraham-Lincoln.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adoption and the American Presidents]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Gerald Ford were both adopted by stepparents who profoundly affected their lives for good. Here are their stories.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/author-catherine-pike-talks-about-adoption-through-fiction/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-17T16:34:47+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/book.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Author Catherine Pike Plough Talks About Adoption Through Fiction]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Olympic athlete and author Catherine Pike talks about adoption in her book "The Blue Phenomenon."]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-valentines-day-that-changed-my-life/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-22T20:35:39+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/positive-pregnancy-test-on-valentines-day.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Valentine's Day That Changed My Life]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[For me, Valentine's Day had never really been a big deal. That is, until the year 2008, when it changed my life.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/ways-to-show-love-in-adoption-valentines-day/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-22T20:38:10+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/valentines-day.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Ways to Show Love in Adoption | Valentine's Day]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[How wonderful that we have a day devoted to celebrating love! These 14 ideas for how to show love will make this Valentine's Day your very best.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/writing-your-adoption-profile-tips-from-a-birth-mom/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-22T20:39:37+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/extended-family-sharing-a-meal.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Writing Your Adoption Profile: Tips from a Birth Mom]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[What do birth mothers look for when trying to find that perfect match? That’s what I’m here to help you find out. Here's some tips for writing your profile.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/it-had-to-be-them-how-and-why-i-chose-my-sons-birth-parents/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-22T20:40:43+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/parents-with-son.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[It Had To Be Them - How and Why I Chose My Son’s Parents]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[They were meant to be my little boy's parents. Here's how I found them.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/should-we-have-a-gender-reveal-party/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-22T20:44:19+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/gender-reveal-parties.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Should We Have a Gender Reveal Party?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gender reveal parties are all the rage these days, but should you have one if you're adopting?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoption-books-review-of-what-i-want-my-adopted-child-to-know/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-22T20:45:33+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/adopted-child-to-know.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adoption Books | Review of 'What I Want My Adopted Child to Know']]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[What I Want My Adopted Child to Know should be considered a must-read for all adoptive and prospective adoptive parents.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/8-ways-to-identify-an-adoption-scammer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-22T20:55:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/woman-holding-ultrasound.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[8 Ways to Identify an Adoption Scammer]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A difficult part of our adoption journey was dealing with emotional scammers. Though these experiences were rough, I learned a lot about how to spot them.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/meet-jill-murphy-mom-birth-mom-author/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-22T20:58:45+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/finding-motherhood-an-unexpected-journey.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Meet Jill Murphy: Birth Mom, Adoptive Mom, Author]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jill Murphy is the mother of three children, one of whom she placed for adoption as a teen and two she adopted with her husband.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/why-your-story-matters-and-why-you-should-share-it/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-22T21:00:51+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/your-story-matters.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Why Your Story Matters and Why You Should Share It]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Everyone’s story matters, and yours is no different.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-parenting-tip-all-adoptive-parents-must-know/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-22T21:02:01+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/mom-gardening-with-kids.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Parenting Tip All Adoptive Parents Must Know (From an Adoptee)]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Adoptive parents may miss out on the ONE parenting tip that should be the backdrop for every parenting decision they make. And it's surprisingly simple.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/connecting-through-food/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-22T21:03:08+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/family-eating-together.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Connecting Through Food]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Connecting through food. It’s a staple in life for nourishment, but it also provides a sense of comfort, culture and connection.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/what-i-mean-when-i-say-adoption-chose-us/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-22T21:04:54+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/141.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[What I Mean When I Say Adoption Chose Us]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[This is what I mean when I say that adoption chose us:]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/can-parents-make-their-surrogate-abort-a-fetus/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-22T21:09:23+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/ultrasound.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Can Parents Make Their Surrogate Abort a Fetus?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When Brittneyrose Torres agreed to be a surrogate and carry a pregnancy for a couple, she never imagined the biological parents would order her to abort.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/6-practical-tips-for-dealing-with-lactation-after-placement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-22T21:12:30+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/breast-pump.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[6 Practical Tips for Dealing with Lactation after Placement]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Women who place deal with lactation in many different ways. Some do what they can to prevent lactation; others will pump and supply breast milk to the baby.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/i-experienced-infertility-after-placing-my-child-for-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-22T21:18:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/infertility.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[I Experienced Infertility After Placing My Child for Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Two birth mothers share what they experienced with secondary infertility.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/10-ways-to-honor-black-history-month-in-a-transracial-family/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-22T21:31:12+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/black-history-month.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[10 Ways to Honor Black History Month in a Transracial Family]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[February is Black History Month, and that provides you, as a parent, with some wonderful opportunities to teach your children to celebrate diversity and honor black history]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/post-goes-viral-to-the-white-parents-of-my-black-sons-friends/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-22T21:34:15+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/01/boy-sits-at-desk.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Post Goes Viral: 'To the White Parents of my Black Son's Friends']]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Maralee Bradlee is the mother of 6 children, 4 adopted. She is concerned because of the racism her 9-year-old son Josh, who is black, has already faced.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/i-was-diagnosed-with-FASD-at-34/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-22T21:38:14+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/I-Was-Diagnosed-With-FASD-at-34-and-Vowed-to-Help-Others-Facing-the-Same-Challenge-.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[I Was Diagnosed With FASD at 34 and Vowed to Help Others Facing the Same Challenge]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I was diagnosed with FASD at age 34. This is the beginning of my journey to provide education and hope to others suffering from this invisible disability.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/with-the-strength-of-two-moms/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-22T21:39:40+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/266870612.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[With the Strength of Two Moms]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[One of the unexpected perks of adoption is that I can add my son's birth mother's strength and courage to my own.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/letters-from-china-part-1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-22T21:40:53+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/02/Letters-From-China-An-Adoption-Story-Part-1-.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Letters-From-China---An-Adoption-Story,-Part-1-]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Here we are in Shanghai, China, waiting to begin the next adventure of our lives. We will be adding two children to our already crazily swinging family mobile.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/6-ways-for-internationally-adopted-children-to-remember-birth-families/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-22T21:46:21+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/01/6-Ways-for-Internationally-Adopted-Children-to-Remember-Birth-Families-.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[6 Ways for Internationally Adopted Children to Remember Birth Families]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Internationally adopted children find themselves living far away from the place they were first held and loved. Help them stay connected to that place.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/why-i-dont-ask-for-parenting-advice-from-strangers-on-the-internet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-22T21:52:15+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/01/Why-I-Dont-Ask-for-Parenting-Advice-from-Strangers-on-the-Internet.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Why I Don't Ask for Parenting Advice from Strangers on the Internet]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[If I have a question or concern related to adoption and need some parenting advice, there are three main resources that I turn to.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoption-books-review-of-im-adopted-im-special/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-22T21:56:02+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/01/adopted1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adoption Books | Review of "I'm Adopted, I'm Special"]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I'm Adopted, I'm Special by Beth Rice is a children's story about a little girl who wants to know what being adopted means.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/10-ways-to-monitor-your-kids-online/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-22T22:00:06+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/01/10-Ways-to-Monitor-Your-Kids-Online-.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[10 Ways to Monitor Your Kids Online]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[With 72 percent of US kids receiving their first connected device before 7th grade, monitoring kids online security is more important than ever.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/when-foster-care-works/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-22T22:01:10+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/01/When-Foster-Care-Works.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[When Foster Care Works]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lakesha Turner of Huntington, West Virginia, admits foster care was the last thing she wanted for her daughter. But when foster care works, it reunites.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/how-do-i-know-if-its-time-to-start-the-adoption-process-again/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-22T22:14:03+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/01/How-Do-I-Know-if-Its-Time-to-Start-the-Adoption-Process-Again-.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How Do I Know if It's Time to Start the Adoption Process Again?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It's rare that someone is EXCITED to dive into the adoption process (piles of paperwork and months of waiting) but when the time to start comes, you'll know]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/5-things-you-might-not-get-about-my-adopted-child/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-31T14:38:05+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/01/5-Things-You-Might-Not-Get-About-My-Adopted-Child.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[5 Things You Might Not Get About My Adopted Child]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Someday my son might get asked some tough questions about his adoption. Here are 5 things people might not get about my adopted child.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/how-to-get-your-kids-to-talk-to-you/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-31T14:39:15+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/01/How-to-Get-Your-Kids-to-Talk-to-You.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How to Get Your Kids to Talk to You]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Here are a few things to keep in mind when you are trying to get your kids to open up and talk to you.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/4-ways-to-handle-everyone-being-pregnant-except-for-you/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-31T14:41:24+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/01/everybodys-pregnant-but-you.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[4 Ways to Handle EVERYONE Being Pregnant - Except for You]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[You find out your route to motherhood will not include a pregnancy, and instantly everyone in the entire world is pregnant all at once ... ways to handle it]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/how-to-cope-with-triggers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-31T14:43:26+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/01/How-to-Cope-With-Triggers-1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How to Cope With Triggers]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A trigger is essentially a flashback that takes a person back to his or her original trauma.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/are-all-hard-things-in-an-adoptees-life-related-to-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-31T14:44:23+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/01/adoption-hard1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Are All Hard Things in an Adoptee's Life Related to Adoption?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[There are many hard things in life for adoptees. But not everything that’s hard in an adoptee’s life is necessarily related to his/her adoption experience.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/actress-kristin-chenoweth-adoption-is-a-full-circle-blessing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-31T14:46:24+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/01/shutterstock_322076753-cropped.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Actress Kristin Chenoweth: "Adoption is a Full-Circle Blessing"]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Award-winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth was adopted at one week of age. She recently talked about adoption as a full-circle blessing.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/will-my-child-hate-me-for-choosing-adoption-for-him-her/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-31T14:48:52+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/01/Will-My-Child-Hate-Me-For-Choosing-Adoption-for-Hi-.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Will My Child Hate Me For Choosing Adoption for Him/Her?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Many people considering placing a child for adoption ask themselves this question: "Will my child hate me for choosing adoption?"]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/brangelina-duo-to-adopt-again/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-31T14:58:18+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/01/shutterstock_88843234-cropped.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt to Adopt Again?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Leaking through the media is news that Angelina Jolie has won over Brad Pitt's heart to adopt again, as they are directing a film.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/millionnaire-matchmaker-patti-stanger-has-roots-in-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-31T14:59:22+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/12/shutterstock_245090731-cropped.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Millionnaire Matchmaker Patti Stanger Hopes to Adopt]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The reality show celebrity Patti Stanger hopes to adopt a child. She, herself, was adopted and raised by Jewish parents in New Jersey.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/ways-to-cope-when-an-adoption-plan-falls-apart/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-31T15:01:38+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/01/Ways-to-Cope-When-an-Adoption-Plan-Falls-Apart.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Ways to Cope When an Adoption Plan Falls Apart]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[So I’m just going to come out and say it. When adoption plans fall apart, we fall apart. So, here are ways to cope when a plan falls apart.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/4-ways-to-not-let-the-adoption-wait-eat-you-alive/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-31T15:07:34+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/01/4-Ways-to-Not-Let-the-Adoption-Wait-Eat-You-Alive.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[4 Ways to Not Let the Adoption Wait Eat You Alive]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Waiting doesn’t have to be the worst part of the process. There are ways to make the wait a little more worthwhile. So, don't let the adoption wait eat you!]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/why-i-chose-to-place-my-child-for-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-31T15:10:59+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/01/Why-I-Chose-to-Place-My-Child-for-Adoption.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Why I Chose to Place My Child for Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Didn’t you love her? Do you still get to see her? why didn’t you just have an abortion?  When someone learns that I placed my baby for adoption, I almo]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/open-adoption-issues-when-birth-mom-and-birth-dad-dont-get-along/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-31T15:13:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/01/couple-quarreling-on-bench.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Open Adoption Issues: When Birth Mom and Birth Dad Don't Get Along]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Open adoption can have issues that are hard to navigate. One of these situations can be strengthening relationships with BOTH birth parents.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/talking-to-your-childs-teacher-about-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-31T15:48:04+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/01/Talking-to-Your-Childs-Teacher-About-Adoption-.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Talking to Your Child's Teacher About Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Just how much, if anything, does a teacher need to know about your child’s personal story? Should you talk to your child's teacher about adoption?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/does-my-child-need-to-meet-with-a-therapist/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-31T15:51:43+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/01/280236128.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Does My Child Need to Meet With a Therapist?Does My Child Need to Meet With a Therapist?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[There is no right or wrong answer as to if or when you should take your child to see a therapist. But here are some things to think about.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/how-god-called-me-to-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-31T15:53:39+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/01/How-God-Called-Me-to-Adoption.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How God Called Me to Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When we turned our will over to God, our hearts were turned to adoption and we grew our family the way He intended us to do.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/5-qualities-you-need-to-embark-on-an-open-adoption-journey/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-31T15:56:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/01/5-Qualities-You-Need-to-Embark-on-an-Open-Adoption-Journey.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[5 Qualities You Need to Embark on an Open Adoption Journey]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Today we have three children and three open adoptions, and here’s what I’ve learned are the top qualities to have to embark on this journey.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/why-there-is-tremendous-power-in-loving-your-childs-birth-family/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-31T15:58:45+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/01/Why-There-is-Tremendous-Power-in-Loving-Your-Childs-Birth-Family.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Why There is Tremendous Power in Loving Your Child's Birth Family]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Adoptees will struggle to fully love themselves if they don't get to accept and love their birth family. There is tremendous power in loving them.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/supporting-an-expectant-mother-considering-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-31T16:00:33+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/01/Supporting-an-Expectant-Mother-Considering-Adoption.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Supporting an Expectant Mother Considering Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I have learned that the most important thing an expectant mother needs during an unplanned pregnancy is love.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/best-articles-for-adoptive-families-2015-roundup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-31T16:12:33+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/12/Best-Articles-for-Adoptive-Families-_-2015-Roundup.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Best Articles for Adoptive Families | 2015 Roundup]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[As 2015 comes to a close, I love all the “wrap up” posts that start popping up. Why not join in with a list of the year’s best articles for adoptive families?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/5-best-articles-if-youre-pregnant-and-considering-adoption2-15/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-31T16:14:37+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/12/5-Best-Articles-if-Youre-Pregnant-and-Considering-Adoption-_-2015-Roundup.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[5 Best Articles if You're Pregnant and Considering Adoption | 2015 Roundup]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I wish these articles had been around when I was pregnant and considering adoption!]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/reality-tv-star-farrah-abraham-announces-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-31T16:16:42+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/12/shutterstock_176434574-cropped.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Reality TV Star Farrah Abraham Announces Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A reality star’s adoption announcement is sparking controversy. Shortly before Christmas, Farrah Abraham told Us Weekly she’s in the process of adopting a child.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/understanding-birth-mother-grief/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-31T16:18:41+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/12/Understanding-Birth-Mother-Grief.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Understanding Birth Mother Grief]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I am so grateful that in today’s world of modern technology, birth mother grief can be processed and validated through support groups.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/meet-the-panelists-unplanned-pregnancy-adoption-answers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-31T16:23:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/12/Screen-Shot-2016-01-28-at-12.05.27-PM.png</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Meet the Panelists: Unplanned Pregnancy Adoption Answers]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[We’re pleased to introduce you to your panel which includes women who have experienced unplanned pregnancy as well as social workers and adoptive parents.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/how-to-survive-the-holidays-as-a-birth-parent/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-31T16:27:46+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/12/How-to-Survive-the-Holidays-as-a-Birth-Parent.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How to Survive the Holidays as a Birth Parent]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The holidays can be a stressful time for a birth parent. Here are some ways to be sure to survive.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/a-christmas-letter-to-our-kids-birth-moms/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-31T16:30:38+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/12/A-Christmas-Letter-to-Our-Kids-Birth-Moms-1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[A Christmas Letter to Our Kids' Birth Moms]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[This time of year, at Christmas, we focus on His birth. And yet, when I think of you both, I think of Mary. Our Christmas letter to you.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/4-things-every-child-in-foster-care-needs-this-christmas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-31T16:31:32+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/12/4-Things-Every-Child-in-Foster-Care-Needs-This-Christmas.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[4 Things Every Child in Foster Care Needs This Christmas]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Being in foster care is difficult, especially during the holiday season. Christmas can bring up a whole host of emotions. Here's how to fill their needs]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/do-babies-make-great-christmas-gifts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-31T16:34:22+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/12/Do-Babies-Make-Great-Christmas-Gifts-.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Do Babies Make Great Christmas Gifts?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A video of parents presenting their new adopted son to his sisters as a Christmas gift went viral and sparked fire in the adoption community about adoptee babies.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/after-the-baby-comes-home-now-what/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-31T16:35:25+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/12/After-the-Baby-Comes-Home-.-.-.-Now-What-.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[After the Baby Comes Home . . . Now What?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When your baby comes home will be a busy, joyful time. Be gentle and patient with yourself as you adjust to the demands of parenting.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/6-practical-ways-to-overcome-fear-with-faith/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-04T22:50:22+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/03/6-Practical-Ways-to-Overcome-Fear-with-Faith.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[6 Practical Ways to Overcome Fear with Faith]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[How do we power up our faith to overcome our fear?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/i-could-let-go-because-they-held-on/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-05T14:55:49+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/12/I-Could-Let-Go-Because-They-Held-On.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[I Could Let Go Because They Held On]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I was able to let go of fear and grief and move forward with my life because of the unconditional love of my son's adoptive parents.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/whats-it-like-raising-a-child-of-another-race/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-05T15:05:55+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/12/Another-Race.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[“So What’s it Like, Raising a Child of Another Race?”]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[As I chased my son past a woman who was also waiting in the foyer, she suddenly asked, “So what’s it like, raising a child of another race?”]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/birth-mothers-my-husband-thinks-we-all-know-each-other/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-05T15:08:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/12/Birth-Mothers-My-Husband-Thinks-We-All-Know-Each-Other.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Birth Mothers: My Husband Thinks We All Know Each Other]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My husband thinks I remember everyone I meet. But there is an ARMY of birth mothers available to offer you love and support when you need it the most.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/5-ways-to-serve-kids-in-foster-care-this-holiday-season/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-05T15:11:59+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/12/5-Ways-to-Serve-Kids-in-Foster-Care-this-Holiday-Season.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[5 Ways to Serve Kids in Foster Care this Holiday Season]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Here are ways to serve kids in foster care this season. They most need relationships with caring adults in their community.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/birth-mothers-hold-on-spring-will-come/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-05T15:14:33+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/12/Birth-Mom-Shares-Her-Message-of-Hope-With-Other-Birth-Moms-1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Birth Mom Shares Her Message of Hope With Other Birth Moms]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Heather shares her own experience and encourages birth moms everywhere to hold on because it will get better. This is her message of hope.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/10-ways-give-back-adoption-community/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-05T15:38:08+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/12/10-Ways-to-Give-Back-to-the-Adoption-Community.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[10 Ways to Give Back to the Adoption Community]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[You can give back to the adoption community in a variety of ways. Here are 10 specific ways you can use to truly help in the adoption community.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/12/rebecca.png</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[rebecca]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/3-things-to-consider-when-adopting-after-having-biological-children/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-05T15:40:43+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/12/3-Things-to-Consider-When-Adopting-After-Having-Biological-Children.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[3 Things to Consider When Adopting After Having Biological Children]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Parenting both biological and adopted children is so often very much the same, while at the same time being so very different. There is much to consider.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/5-diverse-christmas-books-for-kids/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-05T15:42:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/12/5-Diverse-Christmas-Books-for-Kids.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[5 Diverse Christmas Books for Kids]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When I was a child, my mom had a special tub of books that were only brought out during the month of December. These Christmas books were magical!]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/5-simple-but-creative-gift-ideas-for-birth-fathers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-05T16:21:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/12/5-Simple-But-Creative-Gift-Ideas-for-Birth-Fathers-.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[5 Simple But Creative Gift Ideas for Birth Fathers]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Any time may be the right time to acknowledge birth fathers and their role in the adoptive process.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoptee-in-recovery/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-05T16:29:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/02/AdopteeInRecovery1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[AdopteeInRecovery]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[How do you heal from years of abandonment and rejection? Do you need recovery?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/growing-up-italian/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-05T16:44:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/12/GrowingUpItalian.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[GrowingUpItalian]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Growing up Italian]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/mom-creates-fundraiser-for-adoptive-families/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-05T16:56:49+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/03/money-matters-fundraiser.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[money-matters-fundraiser]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[After watching two families go through the process of adopting children from Africa, Megan Calhoon started her fundraiser for adoptive families by selling homemade headbands.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/interview-with-an-adoptive-father/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T18:30:11+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/12/Interview-With-an-Adoptive-Father.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Interview With an Adoptive Father]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Interview with an adoptive father: Chase is an adoptive father in both a stepparent adoption and a domestic infant adoption.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/unwanted-pregnancy-and-other-phrases-i-hate/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T18:32:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/12/Unwanted-Pregnancy-and-Other-Phrases-I-Could-Live-Without-.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA['Unwanted-Pregnancy'-and-Other-Phrases-I-Could-Live-Without---]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/8-tips-for-handling-the-wait-to-be-chosen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T18:58:46+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/12/8-Tips-for-Handling-the-Wait-to-be-Chosen.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[8 Tips for Handling the Wait to be Chosen]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[What are some things you can do to make the wait more bearable? Here are some ideas that may help. Here are tips for waiting to be chosen.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/wedding-ring-sale-youd-give-family/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T20:17:54+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/11/weddingringforafamily.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Wedding Ring For Sale: What You'd Give for a Family]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[wedding ring family]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/voice-important-in-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T20:20:07+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/11/importantinadoption.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Whose Voice is Most Important in Adoption?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[important in adoption]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/11/NAM-footer-2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[NAM-footer-2]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/newborn-baby-photos/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T20:20:43+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/11/importanceofnewbornphotos.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Newborn Baby Photos]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[importance of newborn baby photos]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/27-siblings-problem/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T20:27:32+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/11/27siblings.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[27 Siblings? No Problem!]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[siblings]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/dont-miss-son/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T20:31:21+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/12/WhyIDontMissMySon.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[I Don't Miss My Son]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/11/DSC022851.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[DSC02285[1]]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/11/NAM-footer-2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[NAM-footer-2]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/why-i-love-open-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T20:36:23+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/10/wearemotherhood.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Why I Love Open Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[open adoption]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/love-faith-hope-open-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T20:41:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/11/LoveFaithHopeAdoption.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Love, Faith And Hope In Open Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The idea of “open” adoption seemed foreign to me. Could it really be healthy and OK for this child, raised by another family, to know me?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/11/NAM-footer-2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[NAM-footer-2]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/please-stop-saying-hands-full/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T20:48:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/11/HandsFull.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Please Stop Saying, "You Have Your Hands Full"]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Do you want a child to feel like they are too much to handle or too much of a strain? That's the impression you give when saying "You have your hands full".]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/birth-parents-gather-find-help-hope-healing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T21:01:30+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/11/Adoption-Share-the-Love.png</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Birth Parents Gather to Find Help, Hope, and Healing]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In early 2013, I threw out a crazy and very “out of my comfort zone” idea to my dear friend. What if we throw together a meet-up? For birth parents? I]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/how-much-input-should-birth-family-have/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T21:06:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/10/BirthFamilyInput.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How Much Input Should the Birth Family Have on How Adoptive Families Grow?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[On our most recent trip to visit each child's birth family, we were asked a lot whether we’d be adopting again.On our most recent trip to visit each child's birth family, we were asked a lot whether we’d be adopting again. Everyone had their opinions.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/following-birth-father/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T21:09:25+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/10/FollowUpBirthFather.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Following up with My Birth Father]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[What an emotionally draining first meeting with my birth father. I was relieved it was over, and I had some hope. Better than I thought I might get.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/reflections-on-national-adoption-month/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T21:11:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/10/ItsFamily-13.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Reflections on Family as We Approach National Adoption Month]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[November is fast approaching, and while it brings many lovely things, my favorite part about it now is National Adoption Month.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/three-moms/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T21:12:30+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/10/ThreeMoms-09.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[I Have Three Moms]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA["I have three moms," my 8-year-old, Liza, exuberantly told our neighbor.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/ebola-affect-international-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T21:13:07+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/10/EbolaInternationalAdoption-14.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Could Ebola Affect Your International Adoption?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The 2014 outbreak of Ebola is the largest in history. How will it affect international adoptions?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/we-didnt-prepare-a-nursery/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T21:13:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/09/Article-Memes-10-07.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Why We Didn't Prepare A Nursery After Being Approved]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[One of the choices we decided to wait on was preparing a nursery]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/09/IMG_43051.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[IMG_4305(1)]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/family-threatened-by-search/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T21:14:29+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/09/ThreatenedByAdoptionSearch-29.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[When Your Family Feels Threatened By Your Search]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[She relayed to me that she did not reveal her search to her parents the first few months but knew she should. Her conscience kept prodding her.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/three-communication-basics-open-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T21:15:53+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/09/OpenAdoptionCommunication-05.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Three Communication Basics in Open Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[More than in many relationships, clear communication is essential in open adoption.Here are three communication basics.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/mothers-life-part-iii/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T21:18:46+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/09/AdoptionCompletesFamilies-03.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Mothers in My Life: Part III]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rose is one of the strongest, bravest, most inspiring women I know, and she is a mother.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/happiness-through-struggle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T21:19:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/09/AdoptionWound-01.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[On Finding Happiness Through Struggle]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[For the past several years, my adoption support network has allowed me to be who I am comfortably, without fear of judgment. This helps me stay happy.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/dont-have-to-be-perfect/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T21:19:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/09/MotherhoodNotPerfect-22.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[We Don’t Have to Be Perfect Mothers, But We Can Be Good.]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Before our kids came home, I thought I would be just the most perfect mother. I should be embarrassed to admit that, but there it is.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/meeting-my-birth-father-part-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T21:19:49+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/10/MeetingBirthFather-18.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Meeting my Birth Father for the First Time:  Part II]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gee, for someone who claims he doesn't think he’s my birth father, he’s really giving me a lot of personal information.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/miscarriage-after-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T21:20:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/09/MiscarriageAfterAdoption-20.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Dealing with a Miscarriage After Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In many ways, the miscarriage was harder on me than the adoption.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/rose-marchich-150-foster-kids-counting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T21:25:13+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/09/150FosterKids-07.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Rose Marchich: 150 Foster Kids and Counting]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rose is a foster mom. She has three biological children, two adopted children, and has fostered nearly 200 children. She's happiest with a house full of kids.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/letter-birth-daughter/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T21:25:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/09/LetterToBirthDaughter-03.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[A Letter to My Birth Daughter]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Twenty-seven days after the birth of the daughter I placed for adoption, I wrote this letter to her to express my deep love and concern for her.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/connection-birth-sibling/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T21:26:38+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/09/BirthSiblingReunion-26.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[A Connection with a Birth Sibling]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[This past March, adoptee Maggie Daniels made the seven-hour trip to Ohio to see her biological brother for what she knew would be the last time.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/meeting-with-birth-father/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T21:28:45+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/08/MeetingWithBirthFather-17.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Planning a Meeting with my Birth Father]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I told him that I believed that Stuart was my birth father, and I just wanted a chance to meet him and talk with him.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/six-ways-create-healthy-open-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T21:30:27+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/09/healthyopenadoption-19.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Six Ways to Create a Healthy Open Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A birth mother talks about things expectant mothers and hopeful adoptive parents can build a strong open adoption relationship.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/failed-adoptions-happy-endings/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T21:30:40+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/09/FailedAdoptions-16.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[On Failed Adoptions and Happy Endings]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The best things happen when plans go awry. Adoption is miraculous that way.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/coping-with-sexual-abuse/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T21:30:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/09/IntrafamilyBetrayal-14.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Coping with Sexual Abuse]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Ray Rice domestic abuse scandal has gotten me to reflect on my own life. Coping with abuse is never an easy road, but it's possible to heal.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/no-to-gotcha-day/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T21:31:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/09/BittersweetAdoption-13.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Gotcha Day: Why We Don't Celebrate Our Son's Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[We do not celebrate gotcha day, by that name or any other. Every day is a celebration in our family. It seems insensitive for us to celebrate our gain.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/5-ways-help-birth-mom/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T21:32:08+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/09/HelpBirthMomHeal-28.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[5 Ways to Help Your Child's Birth Mom Heal]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[We teach our children to treat others the way we wish to be treated. Here are five easy suggestions for helping your child's birth mom heal after adoption.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/hid-choice-place-child-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T21:32:27+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/09/HidMyAdoptionChoice-051.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Why I Hid My Choice to Place my Child for Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When I first found out I was pregnant with Sarah, I knew adoption was the right choice for me at that point in my life, yet I hid my pregnancy.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/foster-adopted-children-hoard-food/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T21:40:25+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/09/AdoptionHoardFood-12.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[When Foster or Adopted Children Hoard Food]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Overcoming food insecurity and feeding problems with our foster children, who awoke at night to binge eat and felt compelled to hoard food in their bedroom.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/meeting-my-birth-father-part-1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T21:40:42+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/09/MeetingBirthFather-05.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Meeting my Birth Father for the First Time: Part I]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[After a long search and some confusing correspondence, I would finally get to meet the man I knew was my birth father.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/choosing-name-child/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T21:41:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/06/ChoosingAName-26.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Choosing a Name for Your Child]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA["Could I help choose a name for her?" This question took us a little of guard during our first meeting with Breanna, an expectant mom.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/older-child-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T21:42:12+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/09/OlderAdoptedChildGrieve-11.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[7 Things Your Older Adopted Child Wishes You Knew]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Helping your older adopted child is essential to healing and attachment. 7 good reminders when parenting.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoption-big-part-life-part-life/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T21:42:38+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/09/NotJustABirthMom-14.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adoption is a Big Part of My Life, But Not the ONLY Part of My Life]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I am active in the adoption community, but I don't let my connection to adoption define me or my life. I am more than a birth mom.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/06/Jessa.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jessa]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/birth-mother-changes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T21:43:51+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/09/CopingUnplannedPregnancy-25.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How Being a Birth Mother Changes You]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Possums are famous for playing dead when they feel threatened. The frozen state they assume is involuntary and can last for hours. In the weeks after placem]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/digging-deep-biological-ties/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T21:48:29+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/09/BiologicalAdoptionTies-18.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Digging Deep for Biological Ties]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I found my birth mom in May of 2013. At the end of October 2013, I discovered that I have a biological brother in the world out there . . . somewhere. I d]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/5-Ways-to-Prepare-Your-Child-for-a-new-sibling/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T21:59:55+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/07/AdoptionConversations-19.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[5 Ways to Prepare Your Child for a New Sibling]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Amelia is only 2, and I'm sure she doesn't understand the adoption process. But by trying to talk and prepare, she can comment, question, and understand.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/letter-to-my-birth-father/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:01:14+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/08/ALetterToMyBirthFather-08.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[A Letter to My Birth Father]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I sent a letter introducing myself to my birth father, hoping he might have some time to compose himself and decide how he wanted to handle the situation.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/things-i-learned-after-placement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:01:41+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/06/LearnedAfterPlacement-17.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[5 Things I Learned After Placement]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I am positive I will continue to learn as my journey continues, but I have narrowed down five important realities I learned after placement.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/06/memomandjay2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My mom and I admiring my birth son at 4 days old]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/mommy-wars-are-real/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:05:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/08/AdoptionEducation-12.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Mommy Wars Are Real]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Parents are all too familiar with the phenomena called Mommy Wars. In the adoption community, just like anywhere else, people are often in competition.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/open-adoption-processes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:06:22+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/08/Commitment-13.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Keeping Open Adoption Promises]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Open adoption is a lifelong relationship. Make sure it's a relationship you want, and be willing to work to keep it in your life.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/signs-needing-balance-open-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:06:40+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/08/BalanceInOpenAdoption-14.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Signs of Needing Balance in Open Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[What to do when children show signs of being emotionally overloaded by open adoption. Like everything in life, the right balance has to be found.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/birth-fathers-family/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:07:43+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/tosearch2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How I Finally Found My Birth Father's Family]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[This isn't the end of the story. This is just the beginning of emails, FB posts, and visits with my birth father's family members.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/real/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:08:33+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/08/RealFamilies-06.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[This Teenager's Friend Asked About His "Real" MOTHER. Birth Moms and Adoptive Moms Alike Will Love the Sassy Response!]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Adoption creates families that are just as real as biological ones.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/diversity-love-celebrating-heritage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:08:52+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/08/DiversityLoveHeritage-01.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Diversity, Love and Celebrating Heritage]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[As a college student in the 1960s, my father volunteered to room with a man who was the first student from a certain African country to attend the universi]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/week/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:11:33+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/fruits1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[What a week!]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My adoption story is being put on hold this week as I deal with some other issues in my life.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/talk/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:12:19+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/keepingthememoriesalive1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Talk about it!]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Information is king in every family, whether grown biologically or through adoption.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/care/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:12:33+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/birthcertificatesforadoptees1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Why Do You Care?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Life was challenging, but my adoption stayed on the back burner.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/acceptance-being-adopted/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:12:45+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/2stepsforward1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Acceptance of Being Adopted]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Personally, acceptance of having been adopted was not an issue.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/reactions-to-being-adopted/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:13:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/girlwithfriends.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Early Reactions to Being Adopted]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I can remember always knowing I was adopted. My parents told me as soon as I could understand.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/waiting-child-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:13:19+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/hardtruthandgoodnews1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Waiting Child Adoption from China]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The China adoption program has been placing children with additional needs and older children with interested families for a number of years.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/international-adoption-process-tips/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:13:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/writingletter1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[International Adoption Process Tips]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Here is an outline of my method of how to get started with an international adoption]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/birth-mom-change/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:14:07+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/change.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Being a Birth Mom: Change]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I am not saying that life is always sunny or perfect as a birth mom or a person in general, but life is life, and life goes on.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/sometimes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:14:29+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/sometimes.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Sometimes]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My journey with adoption as a birth mother has transformed my life so much. It has changed my ability to love.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/birth-mother-greatest-gift/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:15:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/07/ChoosingAdoptionForMe-13.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[My Birth Mother Gave Me the Greatest Gift]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lauren grew up in a wonderful family and will always be grateful for her birth mother who gave her the greatest gift - a family.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/foster-parent-puzzle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:15:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/08/FosterParentPuzzle-02.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Foster Parent Puzzle]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Being a foster parent is much like putting together a puzzle, but it's taken me a long time to figure out how to deal with some of that frustration.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/search-not-about-me/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:16:22+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/itisnotonlyaboutme.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Search: It Is Not Only About Me]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When I first decided to search for my birth mom, I was conflicted about telling my adoptive parents.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoption-whose-story-tell/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:16:37+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/operationbathroom1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adoption: Whose Story Is It to Tell?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[How much information about my kids' adoptions should I tell my friends? Family members?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/telling-others-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:16:55+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/likeakidagain1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Telling Others about the Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Whose job is it to tell people our child’s adoption story? Is there even such a thing as a right to know when it comes to a person’s adoption status?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/temporary-foster-parents-attachment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:18:27+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/emotionaldebt1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Temporary Foster Parents and Attachment]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My husband and I parented our foster daughter, VV, for 10 months: from the age of 6 to 16 months.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/called-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:19:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/fabfive1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Are You Being Called to Adoption?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[There was no doubt in my mind that because adoption was a wonderful thing to do, it was the thing God wanted us to pursue. This was a mistake.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/hate-adoption-might-really-mean/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:20:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/08/IHateAdoptionReallyMeans-04.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[What "I Hate Adoption" Might Really Mean]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When I hear others say, “I hate adoption,” I cringe a little. I understand there is a deeper meaning to what they are saying. I want to ask them, “Why?”]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/affinity-resemblances/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:21:29+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/littlesandbigs1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Affinity to Resemblances]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Many people who come to adoption after infertility already know that there is a grief process involved once one realizes that one will not have genetic chil]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoption-yes-think/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:21:55+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/adoptionyes.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adoption? Yes, But Not What You Think]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Adoption is the legal and/or social establishment of a parent-child relationship where that relationship is not the natural result of biology. Yet, it seems]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/encouraging-colleague-adopt/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:22:13+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/encouragetoadopt.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Encouraging a Colleague to Adopt]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I recently encouraged a colleague to adopt. The topic came up unexpectedly, and I found myself relating our fostering experience.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/letter-birth-grandparents/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:22:29+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/gmothers1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Letter to Birth Grandparents]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I don't know what it's like to be in the spot birth grandparents are in. However, I can give some suggestions on how to deal with hopeful adoptive parents.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/Life-That-Was-Waiting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:23:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/08/LifeThatWasWaiting-221.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Life That Was Waiting]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When I became pregnant and decided to place my son for adoption, I gave up the life I had planned.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/minority-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:23:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/minorotoes.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Encouraging Minority Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[While all transracially adopted children deserve adoptive parents who are culturally sensitive and willing to expose not only their child, but themselves an]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/transracial-adoptee-gratitude-project-day-3/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:25:15+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/connectingwith1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[TRA Gratitude Project: Day 3]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[As a transracial adoptee, it makes a difference to see someone who looks like you and to know you're not the "only one."]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/unanticipated-childhood/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:25:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/08/Humanity-09.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[An Unanticipated Childhood]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[After my brothers' adoption, life got more difficult than I thought. Robin Williams' death reminds me that we never know what's going on in someone's life.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/means-brave/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:26:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/07/BRAVE-19.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[What It Means to be BRAVE]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sometimes, “brave” is a smoldering coal of resolve. It is as quiet as a sigh, still as a stare. This quieter breed resides in the hearts of birth mothers.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/age-just-number-comes-trauma/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:26:36+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/08/AdoptionTraumaAge-29.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Age: Just a Number When It Comes to Trauma]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Children who have experienced trauma display behavioral issues because their brains have not developed fully to the point of other children their age. What is often perceived as a conscious choice to act out may actually be the result of under-development in the brain which causes an inability to cope with frustration or change.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/dave-thomas-foundation-for-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:27:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/08/DaveThomasFoundation-27.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Creates "Forever Families"]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy’s Restaurants started the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, or DTFA for short, 22 years ago.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/birthday-as-adoptee/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:27:45+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/08/AdopteeBirthday-25.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[My Birthday As An Adoptee]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Because I was adopted at four days old and always knew about my adoption, my birthday has always been a somewhat difficult day for me.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/persistence-with-birth-father/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:28:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/08/BirthFatherContact-26.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Persistence with my Birth Father]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[If I had been wrong, there would have been no reason for an angry or defensive response from the man I thought was my birth father. I knew I was right.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/healing-failed-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:28:45+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/06/FaithAdoption-16.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Healing From a Failed Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[For the past two months, we had been trying to build a relationship with an expectant couple who had made an adoption plan for their baby boy.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/love-for-my-son/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:29:47+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/07/HowMyLoveChanged-28.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Two Years Later: How My Love For My Son Changed]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I will never forget the first time I met my beautiful birth son. The doctor placed this brand new baby in my arms and I remember an overwhelming flood of im]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/5-things-family-friends-need-understand-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:30:02+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/07/BeingAMotherisanAttitude-02.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[5 Things Family and Friends Need to Understand About Our Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bringing home our new baby through adoption means that we'll need a little extra support from our friends and family. Here's how you can help.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/lemons-into-lemonade/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:32:32+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/07/ChoiceToBecomeABirthMother-23.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Turning Lemons into Lemonade]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Having a positive perspective can make all the difference while facing a difficult situation, like lemonade from lemons.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/infertility-after-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:32:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/07/InfertilityAfterAdoption-22.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Infertility After Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My feelings have calmed about infertility after adoption but some days, it's too much for my heart to handle.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/%3Fpost_type%3Darticles%26p%3D8508/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:32:59+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/08/SigningMyRights-07.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Signing My Rights, But Not My Love]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The hardest day in my adoption was definitely the signing away of my parental rights. The bubble that had protected me during my pregnancy shattered.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoption-going-eyes-wide-open/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:33:14+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/07/AdoptionEyesWideOpen-21.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adoption: Going in with Eyes Wide Open]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Children placed for adoption desperately need the professionals involved to be on their game and to know and understand warning signs.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/baby-with-fetal-alcohol-syndrome/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:33:42+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/07/AdoptingAChildWithFetalAlcoholSyndrome-27.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adopting a Baby with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When couples adopt a baby or an older child, they usually have no way of knowing if the child suffers from fetal alcohol syndrome.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/unplanned-pregnancy-taught-shame/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:34:27+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/08/FeelingShame-10.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[What an Unplanned Pregnancy Taught Me About Shame]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My unplanned pregnancy made my mistakes a little more apparent than the mistakes of others. I felt like I had let everyone down, including myself.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/include-child-birth-moms-birthday/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:34:46+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/08/BirthMomsBirthday-09.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How to Include Your Child in His Birth Mom's Birthday]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Birth moms are so special--and so are their birthdays! As adoptive parents, it's our responsibility to help our children celebrate this important day.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/destined-family/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:35:01+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/08/DestinedToBeAFamily-06.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Destined to Be a Family]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Eric and Christy are the parents of two fantastic little boys, both who joined their family through adoption. They have open adoptions and enjoy keeping i]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/navigating-social-media/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:37:42+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/07/OpenAdoptionSocialMedia-20.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Ten Tips for Navigating an Open Adoption with Social Media]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Social media is changing a lot of the dynamics in our relationships, and open adoptions are no exception to these changes. Navigating social media can help.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/using-stories-make-sense-early-trauma/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:38:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/07/TellingStoriesHeals-28.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Using Stories to Make Sense of Early Trauma]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Our son tells a lot of stories about things that happened before his adoption, and we use these opportunities to understand what he's been through.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoption-frets-and-fears/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:38:14+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/07/AdoptionFretsandFears-16.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Top 3 Adoption Frets and Fears]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Parenting comes with a unique set of worries and fears. However, becoming a parent through adoption involves a few additional questions.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/open-your-heart-to-joy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:38:27+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/07/OpenYourHeart-15.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Opening Your Heart to Joy]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Downplaying the chance for happiness in the name of practicality or in hopes of preventing disappointment robs you and your family of possible joy!]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/locating-my-birth-father/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:39:22+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/07/AnAdopteesSearch-21.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Locating my Birth Father]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My birth mom had given me the full name of my birth father, but I waited 13 years to look for him.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/three-ways-thrive-placement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:40:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/07/ThriveAfterPlacement-27.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Three Ways to Thrive After Placement]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When I was pregnant and making my adoption plan, I planned every single detail--both large and small--but I didn't plan my life after I gave birth.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/four-hot-button-words-use-carefully-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:40:21+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/07/WordsInAdoption-22.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Four Hot-Button Words to Use Carefully in Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Because of what language can reveal about our feelings about the adoption, both those who speak and those who receive must use it with care and respect.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/birth-mother-fear/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:40:51+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/07/BirthMotherFear-23.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Birth Mother Fear: Will My Open Adoption Close?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Despite adoptive parents' best intentions, birth mothers fear whether or not they will keep their word. What if the open adoption closes?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/overcoming-postpartum-depression/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:43:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/07/OvercomingPostpartumDepression-26.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Overcoming Postpartum Depression]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[If postpartum depression is a real issue among mothers who choose to parent, it most definitely has the potential to be an issue with birth mothers.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/contact-with-birth-father/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:43:15+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/06/ContactWithBirthFather-15.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Why We Have Contact With our Daughter's Birth Father]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Moving toward a healthy, positive relationship with our daughter's birth father after years without direct contact.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/birth-mother-grief/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:43:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/06/BreakMyOwnHeart-19.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Birth Mother Grief]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The grief that comes with being a birth mother]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/decision-wasnt-made-lightly/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:43:43+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/06/TrueLoveAdoption-17.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Decision That Wasn't Made Lightly]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I never go longer than a week before I am asked the question, "Why did you choose adoption?" In fact, it's a question that is asked so often that my once-sa]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/%3Fpost_type%3Darticles%26p%3D7636/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:43:58+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/07/BiggerAnswersBiggerQuestions-18.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[“But, why didn't you just grow us in your tummy?”]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[As our adopted children grow older, they need more answers to the big questions. I am grateful I am here to answer those questions.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/daughters-unexpected-pregnancy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:44:53+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/06/UnplannedPregnancyCrisis-061.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How to Respond to Your Daughter's Unexpected Pregnancy]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When facing an unexpected pregnancy, life immediately becomes a crisis. Every decision made is not only important, but life-changing.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/openness-foster-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:45:12+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/06/OpennessInFosterAdoption-13.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Openness in Foster Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Redefining openness in foster adoption. Considering the issues with open adoption in foster care.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/brought-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:48:23+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/06/BroughtByAdoption-08.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Brought To Me by Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[These pieces of my life, these seconds, wouldn't exist if adoption weren't a part of our lives.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/being-a-birth-sibling/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:49:02+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/07/BeingABirthSibling-12.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Being a Birth Sibling]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In many adoptions, birth siblings come after the child you have placed. In my world it was the exact opposite.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/letting-go-of-my-birth-mother/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:50:36+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/06/LettingGoOfMyBirthMother-05.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Letting Go of My Birth Mother]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[On her birthday lat year, I kept telling myself to release my birth mother. Let her finally be at peace.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/successful-search/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:51:36+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/06/ASuccessfulMatch-01.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[A Successful Search]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It was August 1997 when my parents went me a piece of paper with my given name on it. That was when my search began.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/2-reasons-to-prepare-for-a-new-baby/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:51:46+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/06/NewBaby-02.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[2 Reasons to Prepare for a New Baby]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Why would we prepare our nursery for a baby even though the expectant mother we've been matched with could change her mind? Our reasons.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/building-bridges-in-open-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:52:29+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/06/BuildBridgesinAdoption-07.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Building Bridges in Open Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Open adoption comes with many relationships to nurture. Here are 7 ways to strengthen the bond between adoptive parents and birth parents by building bridges]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/datingafterplacing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:52:59+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/06/BirthParent-26.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Getting Back Into the Dating Game After Placement]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Dating can be hard enough. Dating again after placement can be even harder. When is the right time to tell that special someone that you are a birth parent?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adopting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:53:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/06/PlentyOfLove-27.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adopting Again]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[t is common to hear children speaking of their desire for siblings in the adoption community, but what do you do when your child doesn't want one?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/why-i-deserved-forgiveness/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:53:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/06/FindThePeace-25.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Why I Deserved Forgiveness]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I deserved forgiveness even when I didn't think I should as a birth mother. Adoption is about love, and forgiveness is part of that.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/talking-child-adoption-day-one/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:56:19+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/07/NeverTooSoon-2-01.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Talking to Your Child About Adoption from Day One]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I’d become a mommy through adoption just a few hours earlier. Our son was two days old, and I’d just gotten up for my very first midnight feeding.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/06/Oliver-Feeding-in-Hotel.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[First feeding after adoption placement]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/harsh-judgment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:57:58+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/06/LettingGoOfJudgement-17.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[5 Steps Toward Letting Go of Harsh Judgment]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[There are ways to work through persecution and face offensiveness with grace. Here are five ways to let go of the judgments of others.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/semi-open-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:58:15+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/05/CrossingTheLine-13.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Crossing the Invisible Line in Semi-Open Adoptions]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Has anyone ever had an “A-HA” moment in their adoption story? Mine came at a moment I wasn’t expecting with an outcome I never would have imagined. I]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/parenting-after-placement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:58:53+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/06/ParentingAfterPlacement-20.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Parenting After Placement]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I love T with all of my heart, and she will always be a part of me. Parenting after placement doesn't decrease my love for her.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adjusting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T22:59:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/adjusting.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adjusting]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Thankfully, when we were going through the process of adopting our daughter we had some idea of when she would arrive. With my son, we did not know anything]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/handling-those-fears-about-your-adopted-child/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T15:52:10+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/handling.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Handling Those Fears About Your Adopted Child]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When an adopted child first comes into your home, the joy and excitement the little one brings is magical. There is nothing like that euphoria. You fall in]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/from-gooooal-to-bravo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T15:52:49+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/bravo.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[From "Gooooal!" to "Bravo!"]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rasmussens are soccer players. Whether you were born into our family or adopted in, that's what we do.Or so I thought, until we went from Gooooal! to Bravo!]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/answers-adoptees-using-dna/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T15:53:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/05/AdopteeDNA-25.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Answers for Adoptees Using DNA]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Looking for answers? Try DNA! I was in the midst of a search for my birth father in 2011 when I decided to take the swab and send it in to Family Tree DNA.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/fetal-alcohol-syndrome/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T15:54:10+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/06/FetalAlcoholSyndrome-14.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Do I Have Fetal Alcohol Syndrome?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I knew my birth mom drank. I knew she may have been drunk when she gave birth to me. I always assumed she did not drink that much, and she didn't drink enou]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/autumn-leaves/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T15:54:45+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/autumnleaves.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Autumn Leaves]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I came to California from Illinois, not knowing what to expect. I spent the first three weeks in tears, crying my heart out as I learned healthy boundaries]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/things-miss/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T15:55:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/thingsimiss.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Things I Miss]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When I woke up to the snow and ice, I woke with a smile. I dreamed of a friend's little boy greeting me with such love and genuine joy that it lingers in my]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/life-beautiful/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T15:55:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/lifeisbeautiful.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Life is a Beautiful Miracle]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Life truly is a miracle. One small budding of cells changes the hormones of a woman. Her body aches and she grows. I hated being pregnant in the beginning, mainly for the uncertainty. My heart was torn in so many pieces. I felt worthless and unwanted. Yet within me, a child grew, cushioned and protected from the darker contents of my heart. I languished in my pain instead of the miracle occurring inside of my body. I embraced the fear instead of the joy. It was one of the hardest decisions of my life, letting my biological son go.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/growing-up-in-the-new-age-of-openness/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T15:58:11+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/era.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The New Wave: Growing Up in the Age of Openness]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Well before my daughters reached the age of reason (which I mark as that Easter Sunday they refused to wear those adorable matching dresses), their adop]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/mercy-trails-ranch/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T15:58:39+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/notlikeyourkids1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Mercy Trails Ranch]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA["F-E-A-R-L-E-S-S." The word was spelled out in splashes of bright paint on a four-legged canvas-- the soft brown sides of the little horse. This was t]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/black-white-stripes-white-black-stripes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:01:41+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/stripes.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Black with White Stripes or White with Black Stripes?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My dream is for "Transracial Adoption" to remove itself from the discussion lists on adoption blogs. Whenever I see those two words together, I cringe like]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/choosing-take-offense/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:02:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/06/Offended-11.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Choosing to Take Offense]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When I first placed my son for adoption two years ago, I was very sensitive to all comments in reference to adoption, motherhood, and pregnancy.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/aware-power-shifts-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:02:56+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/05/TheyAreLoved-13.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Being Aware of Power Shifts in Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[First, the expectant mom had the "power" to make me a mother. Then the adoption happened and I had "power" that I needed to use wisely, for my child's sake.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/need-dad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:03:10+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/05/NeedADad-03.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Why Do I Need A Dad?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[We talk about adoption in our home a lot. Adoption has created our family and blessed each of us immensely. We also strive to make our home and our relation]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/a-thank-you-to-my-babys-adoptive-daddy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:03:25+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/05/AdoptiveFathers-04.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[A "Thank You" to My Baby's Adoptive Daddy]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[There were many reasons I placed Little Man for adoption. I wanted him to have all the tools and skills and abilities that he would need for life. But there]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/dear-expectant-parent-letter/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:05:30+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/05/ExpectantParentLetters-07.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Dear Expectant Parent Letter]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A "Dear Expectant Parent Letter" is a great networking tool; it's a way for you to share bits and pieces about yourselves. Every hopeful adoptive family has]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/lifes-sudden-twists/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:06:10+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/suddentwists.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Life's Sudden Twists]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[life's sudden twists]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/rethinking-it-doesnt-matter-if-youre-adopted/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:06:49+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/05/YourChildren-10.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Rethinking "It Doesn't Matter if You're Adopted"]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My (biological) daughters and I often talk about adoption and foster care. It's important for them to be fully informed and as well-prepared as possible for]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/reflections-father/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:07:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/06/GoodDad-18.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Reflections on Being a Father]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[An adoptee and father reflects on the births of his two children and his relationship with his own father in preparation for Father's Day.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/you-should-see-my-heart/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:07:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/06/SeeMyHeart-01.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[You Should See My Heart]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I suddenly become aware that it is morning. Rolling over onto my back and squinting, I make a mental note to adjust the curtains before bedtime in order]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/lets-hear-it-for-the-boys/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:08:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/05/DAD-28.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Let's Hear it For the Boys]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I feel like guys kinda get left out of the adoption-hood. I feel like all the fuss is over the women in adoption-hood, when really a lot of it should be on]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/its-time/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:11:30+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/05/TookABreak-01.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[It's Time]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It’s time. Hi my name is Myra, I’m a birth mom and I placed seven years ago. Sounds like some kind of variant of an AA meeting introduction, doesn’]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/Myra-and-her-hubby.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A smiling bride and groom pose by a tree.  ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/finding-our-ruby/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:12:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/05/Vulnerable-29.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Finding Our Ruby]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Our adoption story of finding our ruby.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-destination-is-the-journey/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:13:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/05/JoyinJourney-23.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Destination is the Journey]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I received the most amazing piece of jewelry for Mother’s Day from my sweet B’s mama. It is a cherished item that I wear close to my heart every day. It]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/dealing-with-the-challenges-of-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:14:21+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/AdoptionChallenges-13.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Dealing With the Challenges of Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[If you have challenges with your adopted children, I hope you can gain some peace from the fact that all parents have challenges with their kids, whether th]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/IMG_0509.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[IMG_0509]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-starfish-story/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:15:25+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/05/StarfishStory-20.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Starfish Story]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Have you ever heard the starfish story? There are several versions that have circulated over the years, particularly on the internet. I have heard it retol]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/filling-holes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:17:42+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/FillingHoles-08.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Filling Holes - Battling Infertility and Finding Solace]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It was hard to go to church. I knew I needed precious worship time, but everywhere I turned young families and new couples boasted cute baby bumps. These wo]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/using-positive-adoption-language-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:22:46+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/05/MotherTeresa-04.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Using Positive Adoption Language]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The way you speak about your adoption matters--especially to your child. Stay positive.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/step-parent-adopted/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:25:11+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/Step-ParentAdopted-10.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[There is one experience that sticks out in my mind more than any other when I try to explain how I felt as a "half-adopted" (AKA step-parent adopted) child ]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-adopted-childs-ultimate-weapon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:26:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/Weapon-06.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Adopted Child's Ultimate Weapon]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Our children were babies when we adopted them. Three were newborns, and two were 3 months old. They grew up in our arms. They were our children. No getting]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/how-poetry-helped-heal-me/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:26:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/PoetryHeals-29.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How Poetry Helped Heal Me]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I have never been a poet. Poetry is not something that comes naturally to me. After the placement of my birth son, however, I found solace in writing poetry]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/infertility-mothers-day-sneeze/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:26:51+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/Sneeze-29.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Infertility, Mother's Day, and a Sneeze]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sneeze]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-best-security-blanket-youll-ever-give-your-adopted-child/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:27:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/SecurityBlanket-05.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Best Security Blanket You'll Ever Give Your Adopted Child]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When we bring home an adopted child, we do everything we can to make her feel safe and loved. If she’s a baby, we fix up a nursery with all the things tha]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoption-questions-from-the-uninformed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:27:21+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/05/AdoptionQuestions-03.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adoption Questions From the Uninformed]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Not a week goes by that I don’t shake my head from side to side softly, secretly rolling my eyes while reminding myself that ignorance isn't stupidity. Ge]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/05/Giarrosso-Family-Pic1_resize.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Giarrosso-Family-Pic1_resize]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/i-loved-her-more/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:28:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/LovedHerMore-27.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[I Loved Her More]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Finding myself pregnant at the young age of 18 was certainly not what I had planned for, and it most definitely was not where I wanted to see myself just we]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/foster-care-in-the-news/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:28:37+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/05/NEWS-10.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Foster Care in the News]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Labor of Love – Three Women Donate Care Packages to Kids in Foster Care Three Ontario women, with the assistance of their church, are working to ensure f]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/who-am-i/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:28:52+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/WhoAmI-26.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Who Am I?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Who am I? It’s an age-old question that so many people ask themselves. But as an adoptee, it just seems so much more significant to me. I’ve wondered th]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoption-in-ukraine-still-open-amid-crisis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:29:23+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/Ukraine-21.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adoption in Ukraine Still Open Amid Crisis]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Bureau of Consular Affairs and the US Department of State has released an alert stating that the government of Ukraine is considering a temporary susp]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/mary-james.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[mary james]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/%3Fpost_type%3Darticles%26p%3D4889/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:31:32+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/Positive-23.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Avoiding Negativity in the Adoption World]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[While I wouldn't change our relationship for the world, we do get strange looks when we try t]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/zoo-visit.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[While I wouldn't change our relationship for the world, we do get strange looks when we try to explain our relationship after people ask. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/beachday.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[If I am adventuring with my son and his adoptive parents, a lot of people just assume I am my son's much older sister. That does seem to be the most common statement if we don't go into detail about our relationship since I do also look like the adoptive father. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/things-i-wish-i-would-have-considered/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:31:47+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/ThingsIWish-20.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Things I Wish I Had Considered]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[This is good stuff . . . stuff that I wish I'd have considered for the past two or three years. We adopted our son over 20 years ago. I freely admit to bei]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/when-did-you-feel-like-she-belonged-to-you/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:32:21+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/IKnewSheWasMine-18.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[When Did You Feel Like She Belonged to You?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I have come to expect that when people learn my children were adopted they will have questions. I generally welcome the questions; isn’t it always a great]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/what-not-to-do-learn-from-me-series-part-i/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:32:36+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/05/WhatNotToDo-Part1-12.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[What Not to Do: Learn From Me Series Part I]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Please consider this the inaugural post in my new series, "What Not to Do." When my husband and I brought home our two new babies from Ethiopia over four y]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/4-things-foster-children-desperately-need/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:32:52+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/05/4ThingsFoster-07.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[4 Things Foster Children Desperately Need]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Having foster children in our home taught us a great deal about what they need most. Ours ranged from age 9 to 17. First were two 15-year-old girls from dif]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/my-bleeding-heart/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:33:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/BleedingHeart-24.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[My Bleeding Heart]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[After placing a child, learning how to keep going with a bleeding heart can be one of the hardest things.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/we-can-be-grateful/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:34:13+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/BeGrateful-161.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[We Can Be Grateful]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When I first found out I was pregnant, the last thing that came to mind was "I am grateful." Throughout those first couple of months, there was no joy to be]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/its-okay-to-cry/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:35:29+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/Itsokaytocry-16.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[It's Okay to Cry]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[As the years have passed, I have learned, more than anything, that it was-- and is-- absolutely, 100% okay to cry. I know that I will find happiness.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/my-choice-diverse-classes-or-diverse-classmates-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:54:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/diverseclass.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[My Choice: Diverse Classes or Diverse Classmates]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[During my daughter's last year in preschool, the school's administration decided to start a private kindergarten. If the first year of the new school was su]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/emotional-debt-in-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:54:40+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/emotionaldebt.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Emotional Debt in Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My wife and I have two beautiful children, both of which came to us through the miracle of adoption. What a blessing. What a joy. Still, though, it’s been]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/other-people-just-dont-relate-well-sometimes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:56:21+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/otherpeople.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Other People Just Don't Relate Well Sometimes]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[“I know how a birth mother feels,” a man told me once. “My nephew and I were really close, but one day my brother told me he got a new job on the othe]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/one-name-to-unite-us/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:56:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/unite.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[One Name to Unite Us?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[one name to unite us]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoption-experiences-tastes-like-chicken/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:56:53+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/chicken.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adoption Experiences... Tastes Like Chicken?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Craig is one of my better friends and stops by all the time. He stays well informed about everything happening with my family, and we often talked freely ab]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoption-not-something-to-keep-hushed-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:57:29+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/hushed.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adoption: Not Something to Keep Hushed Up]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[One of the most revealing conversations I’ve ever heard of regarding adoption took place between my brother and a young man who used to be our next door n]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoption-unknown-fear/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T16:58:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/adoptionunknown.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adoption + Unknown = Fear]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The last few weeks have been bubbling in the adoption community. I head up a lot of discussion forums and am a regular reader/participant in a lot of others]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/avoid-a-sense-of-entitlement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:00:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/avoidentitlment.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Avoid a Sense of Entitlement]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[“So how’s it going with your brother’s adoption process?” I asked. I hadn’t seen my friend Jeff in a few months, and I knew his brother was on a]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/profile-pictures-dos-and-donts-part-1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:00:46+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/profilepic1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Profile Pictures: Do's and Don'ts]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Your profile pictures are telling everyone who views it a story, so you want to make sure they are getting the right, most recent story.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/more-than-just-a-picture/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:01:19+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/profilepic21.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[More Than Just a Picture]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Getting chosen by a birth mother is a lot of things, but I never realized that my great pictures played a part in our fast success! We were attending a r]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/Mom-and-Birthmom.png</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[New Image 4]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/wisconsin-punishes-parents-giving-away-adopted-children/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:01:49+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/Rehoming-Article.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Wisconsin Punishes Parents Giving Away Adopted Children]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When people hear the word “adoption,” it is usually followed with terms describing forever homes and a loving, forever family. Adoption is viewed as a w]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/3-things-you-must-know-before-looking-for-adoption-grants/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:02:43+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/forms1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[3 Things You Must know Before Looking for Adoption Grants]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[There are a lot of different ways to fund your adoption, including grants. Here are three things you must know before looking into adoption grants.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/finalization-doesnt-form-a-family/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:04:11+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/morebullies2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Finalization Doesn't Form a Family]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Finishing the adoption process doesn't guarantee that you form a family]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/finding-a-place-to-belong/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:04:32+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/littlegirl.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Finding a Place to Belong]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I’ve mostly seen adoption from the other side--from the perspective of the child. I’ll never forget the look in Boipelo’s eye when we told her. Boi]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/lucky-them-blessed-us/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:04:45+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/fixyou1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Lucky Them? Blessed Us!]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Countless times, when finding out that my children have all been adopted from foster care, people have commented on how lucky these children are to have fou]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/traumatized-children-miss-out-on-important-life-lessons/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:06:51+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/morebullies1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Traumatized Children Miss Out on Important Life Lessons]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I recently took my daughter and her best friend to a park near our home. Both girls are 10 and in the 5th grade, so I felt comfortable letting them play whi]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoption-journey/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:12:15+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/adoptionjourney.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adoption Journey]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I am conscious of being adopted as I watch a friend's journey of becoming a new grandmother to a baby girl. Her son and his wife have been waiting for the f]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/quote-from-a-mother/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:12:30+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/quotefromamother.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Quote from a Mother]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Below is a quote from a mother. I found this notion on an evening when I was wondering if the fact that I always feel less than my sister, who is a biologic]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/cinco-de-mayo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:13:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/05/CincoDeMayo-05.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Cinco de Mayo]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Most people think about margaritas and Mexico when they think about Cinco de Mayo. For me, I think about my birthday, because that’s what it is. It’]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/not-my-problem/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:13:33+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/notmyproblem.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Not My Problem]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A few months ago, an uncle called to catch up and see how my daughters and I were doing. I let him know well the girls were doing in school and how much I e]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/silence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:14:18+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/silence.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Silence]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I've been silent here for many months. This process, trying to adopt my relative's son because his mother cannot care for him, has been heart-wrenching for]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/confidentiality-in-kinship-care/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:14:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/confidentiality.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Confidentiality in Kinship Care]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I'm a single mom. I choose to involve others in the community in raising my kids, from their teachers, to their godmother, to family friends. When it comes]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adopting-a-child-living-with-fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:18:14+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/05/FASD-19.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adopting a Child with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is a term used to describe a range of effects that can occur in a child whose mother consumed alcohol during the pregnancy.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/lasting-change/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:23:55+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/lasting-change.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Lasting Change]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Change is hard. At times it may seem almost impossible. When I found out I was pregnant, I was 19 years old and not married. I knew I was heading down a pat]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/no-more-consequences-aka-thinking-part-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:24:09+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/no-more-pt-2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[No More Consequences (aka THINKING) - Part 2]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In part one of this post, I talked about how we are making the switch from "consequence-based" parenting to "love-based" parenting. Now we all know, that's]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/no-more-consequences-aka-thinking-part-1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:24:29+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/no-more-pt-1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[No More Consequences (aka THINKING) - Part 1]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I have an internal dilemma: Is it that I am a lazy mom, or is it that I am a believer in systems? It's likely a bit of both. Whatever the root cause, I am s]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/love-thursday-the-captain/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:25:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/lovethursday.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Love Thursday: The Captain]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In four days, we will celebrate two years of The Littles - our 3 youngest - coming to live in our house. In many ways, it seems as like a very, very long ti]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/creativity-tested/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:26:12+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/creativity.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Creativity Tested]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Captain is pushing the boundaries of my creativity. With attachment disorder, the most effective discipline seems to be the one he does not expect. I ha]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/tin-man/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:26:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/tinman.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Tin Man]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I love this picture of our 4-year-old, fondly referred to as the Captain. It's not just that he looks so cute in his costume; it's this particular express]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/Screen-Shot-2014-02-09-at-10.30.50-PM.png</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[tin man sweet face]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/fix-you/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:26:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/fixyou.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Fix You]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My teens are in love with the group Coldplay and their ballad "Fix You." I understand completely. This song has a haunting melody of the type that you find]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/taking-the-blinders-off/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:26:59+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/blinders.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Taking the Blinders Off]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I think the best thing we can do for ourselves and any children we hope to adopt is to do some real research on the topic. Read whatever you can get your ha]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/opening-the-heart-a-love-thursday-post/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:27:14+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/opening.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Opening the Heart - A Love Thursday Post]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sometimes I call them "The Fab Five" because it is absolutely fabulous. These five made all my dreams come true. When I was a single woman, I had a shirt t]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/being-part-of-the-solution/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:27:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/partofsolution.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Being Part of the Solution]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In July, Texas released it's "Kids Count" statistical report for 2010. The report showed that Texas has the third-highest teen pregnancy rate in the United]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/color-coding/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:27:50+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/colorcoding.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Color Coding]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A frequently asked question in my circles is, "How do you do it?" That's funny to me because I know a lot of people with a lot bigger families that handle i]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-connection-between-school-and-his-past/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:28:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/conectionschool.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Connection Between School and his Past]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Captain, age 4, attends public school for two hours a day for a speech therapy/early childhood program. This is his second year in the program. The firs]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/open-adoption-and-my-flip-side/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:28:50+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/flipside.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Open Adoption (and my flip-side)]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I have a weird relationship with adoption. I lived all my growing up years with my biological mother and biological older sister. Yet, only months into my i]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-captain-and-the-baby-that-almost-sunk-the-ship/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:37:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/captainbaby.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Captain and the Baby that Almost Sunk the Ship]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A week ago, we got a new foster baby, a brand new infant. Before he came, I explained to the Littles that we had a little friend coming; I told them he was]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/summer-reset/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:37:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/summerreset.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Summer Reset]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I'm looking at the calendar and freaking out a little: School is right around the corner. In less than two weeks we will leave on our family vacation, and w]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/how-i-see-him/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:38:21+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/iseeinhim.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How I See Him]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yesterday was one of those days that reminds me that attachment is a journey, not a destination! I had to be away for an hour at 7:00 a.m., and due to unfor]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/a-fine-line/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:38:37+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/fineline.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[A Fine Line]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[This past week we've had house guests, which is a fairly rare event now that there are seven of us in the house. When the three Littles first arrived 15 mon]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/15-months-down-the-road/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:39:09+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/15-mohs.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[15 Months Down the Road]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When the Littles came to us at the end of February 2010, they seemed, in many ways, alien. Their faces and voices were unfamiliar. Their habits were new to]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/my-song/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:39:38+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/mysong.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[My Song]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I grew up in the soft-rock 60's and 70's. The poets of that era still touch my heart with their stories in song. I am a poet, but I am not a songwriter. I d]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/transitions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:40:53+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/transitions.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Transitions]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I was speaking to a friend about her recent legal risk placement. Transitions can be so tough, both on the child and the new family. No matter how much empa]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/love-thursday-surprise/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:41:07+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/lovethurssurprise.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Love Thursday Surprise]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It's "Love Thursday." I thought I was going to write a post about how my older daughters embraced our Littles when they first arrived at our house, but that]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/second-easter/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T17:42:09+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/secondeaster.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Second Easter]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It was our second Easter with the Littles. Yesterday, as I sat and enjoyed Easter dinner at my mother-in-law's, I was struck by how far we have all come in]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/taking-a-chance-vs-guarding-your-heart/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:23:49+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/guarded.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Taking a Chance vs. Guarding Your Heart]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Three hearts representing the Three Litttles]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/ten-tips-for-taming-wild-weekdays/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:24:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/10tipstaming.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Ten Tips for Taming Wild Weekdays]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yep. School started-- and along with it all the wild weekdays: lunches, backpacks, water bottles, folders (HATE them), homework. It's a wild world here. Th]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/school-days-school-days/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:27:25+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/summerreset1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[School Days, School Days]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I adore my children... but I am tired. It's been a long hot summer with more "indoor" time than suits my temperament. I am more than ready to have my indoor]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/summer-fun/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:28:21+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/summerfun.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Summer Fun]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It's not what you think. We do have all the "regular" summer fun around here-- camping, swimming, Popsicles-- but we are having a new kind of summer fun. We]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-blitz-is-4/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:28:54+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/four.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Blitz is 4!]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I cannot believe The Blitz is already 4. When he came to us at 10 months, he was a happy, bobble-headed baby who sat but didn't crawl, who didn't talk but h]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/strange-bedfellows/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:29:09+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/strange-bedfellows.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Strange Bedfellows]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I grew up in an exceedingly polite home. No one ever spoke about any kind of bodily functions in even the most polite terms. I knew all the words but was we]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/birth-family-contact/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:29:47+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/birthfamilycontact.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Birth Family Contact]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In the fall I sat on an adoption panel with the birth mother of a 21-year-old. Having the opportunity to talk with her and hear what she shared with the pan]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/home-study-got-your-knees-shaking%3F/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:30:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/homestudygot.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Home Study Got Your Knees Shaking?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[One of the things prospective adoptive parents fear most is the home study. Technically, the home study is the entire process of adoption readiness includin]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/real-siblings-a-love-thursday-posting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:30:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/realsibs.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA["Real" Siblings - A Love Thursday Posting]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Because our 3 youngest share their birth mother, they all do look a little alike. This is a new situation for us as our older two look nothing alike. Althou]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/perseverance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:30:53+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/persevere.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Perseverance]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Before I became a parent, I was very interested in cribs, baby bathtubs, tiny clothes, and shoes. I agonized over picking the right pediatrician. I worried]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/introducing-tinker/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:31:11+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/tinker.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Introducing: Tinker]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When our little ones arrived, they immediately got nick-names. This, mainly, was to protect their identities; by referring to them by their nicknames in con]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/leap-day-and-gratitude/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:31:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/leapday.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Leap Day! and Gratitude!]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It's Leap Day today. At this moment, my kids are 2, 3, 4, 13, and 15. It is really weird to think that when Leap Day comes again, one will be a full-fledged]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/love-thursday-five/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:32:02+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/four1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Love Thursday: Five]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Captain turned five yesterday! Hence, today's Love Thursday post. Two years and two weeks ago, The Captain and his siblings walked through our front do]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/turning-down-the-pressure/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:32:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/turningdown.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Turning Down the Pressure]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[We have the most wonderful extended family. They have been so sweet and welcoming to our children and treat them like all the bio kids in the clan. I'm so g]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/stuff-stuff-too-much-stuff/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:32:36+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/toomuchstuff.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Stuff, Stuff, Too Much Stuff]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Our older girls were a set of two; we have a younger set of three, currently 2, 3, and 5 years old, but in reality, they are 11 months and 14 months apart.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/love-bug-is-three/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:32:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/blitz1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Love Bug is Three]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Well, I think it's official. I think The Blitz needs a new name: "Love Bug." He still is capable of inflicting serious damage in any room without notice, bu]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/top-ten-sanity-savers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:34:33+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/sanitysavers.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Top Ten Sanity Savers]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[There are few realities I have had to face. The first is that I am not nearly as industrious nor as organized as I have led myself to believe. The second is]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-family-road-trip/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:34:45+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/travelingwith.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Family Road Trip]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When I was a child, we traveled. Almost all of travel was in the car (as was Dear Hubby's); nonetheless, I saw many National Parks and traveled through a go]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/gaining-perspective/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:35:46+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/gainingperspective.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Gaining Perspective]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A hard thing to do is to work on gaining perspective.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/satisfaction/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:36:07+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/satisfaction.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Satisfaction]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Welcome to Love Thursday! Isn't he beautiful? This is our 2-1/2 year old. "The Blitz" was only 10 months old when he and his two older siblings j]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/on-with-the-fighting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:36:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/fighting.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[On with the Fighting!]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Thank goodness school has started again. I cannot believe I am saying those words, but all the weeks of freedom and feasting have taken their toll. The kids]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/christmas-joy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:36:50+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/chrsitamsjoy.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Christmas Joy]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It was our third Christmas with the Littles. Where has the time gone? The first year, we had to put a fence around the Christmas tree to keep everyone safe.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/heroes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:37:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/heroes.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Heroes]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Last year for Halloween, I declared we were having a theme. It was only my second Halloween as master costumer to five kids, and I felt so crazy the year be]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/love-and-logistics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:37:49+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/logistics.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Love and Logi(sti)cs]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I get a lot of questions from people about raising a large family. I think that's kind of funny because I personally know a half-dozen families that are lar]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/14-years-ago/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:38:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/14.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[14 Years Ago]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It was Sunshine's birthday last week. She turned 14, and somehow, that sounds a lot older than 13 to me. Maybe it's because she's a high-schooler now. Anywa]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/school-readiness/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:38:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/back-to-school2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[School Readiness]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In five short weeks school will start here. Our 4-year-old, Tinker, will go to pre-K, and The Captain (5) is headed for kindergarten. The Blitz, age 3, is s]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/routine-for-the-last-month-of-summer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:38:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/schedule.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Routine for the Last Month of Summer]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I know young children (and most of the rest of us) thrive on routine. I do know this. Yet in summer, with a high schooler taking driver's ed and college cla]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/managing-open-adoptions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:40:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/03/protecting-our-children.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[protecting-our-children]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Open adoption relationships can be so tough sometimes, mainly because emotions are so high and there’s a lot at stake. How do you protect your children?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/monsters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:43:43+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/monsters.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Monsters]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yesterday, Tinker said, "Mom, I have something to tell you. The closet door was open yest-night and there was a big scary monster in there." "Oh, Tink," sa]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/when-things-fall-apart/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:43:59+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/whenthingsfallapart1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[When Things Fall Apart]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I'm the "good news" type of blogger generally. I like to tell the happy stories, the warm and fuzzy stuff. But let's face it, raising kids is not always]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/marching-to-our-own-beat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:44:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/schedule.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Marching to Our Own Beat]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Humans crave control (or at least the illusion of it) and children are no exception. This is where routine comes into play. Routines help children feel in c]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/love-day/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:44:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/loveday.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Love Day]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Maybe it is because we home school or maybe we're just a little quirky, but Valentine's Day has always been a major holiday in our house. Let's face it-- wh]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/beyond-consequences/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:48:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/bookreview.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Beyond Consequences]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Last year, our therapist recommended the book "Beyond Consequences, Logic and Control: A Love-Based Approach to Helping Attachment-Challenged Children with]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/when-first-we-met/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:48:46+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/whenfirstwemet.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[When First We Met]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Song for the Littles When first we met, oh when first we met My heart skipped a beat; My shoes were suddenly nailed to the floor And I found mys]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-detective-hat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T19:49:53+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/detectivehat.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Detective Hat]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I've put my detective hat back on. It's crazy. It turns out that having five kids means that at any moment one of them is needing medical intervention, one]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-triple-threat-and-the-fab-five/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T20:37:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/triplethreat.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Triple Threat and the Fab Five]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[We're nickname people. There, I said it. I know some people are opposed to it, but it is part and parcel of our family. When our three "Littles" came, we]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/family-redefined/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T20:37:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/redefiningfamily.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Family Redefined]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When I was a child, if I complained about my siblings, my mother told me, "You can choose your friends, but you don't get to choose your family. So you'd]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/a-long-and-twisty-road/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T20:38:19+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/longtwisty.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[A Long and Twisty Road]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I'm not certain why, but all the talk of my friends and my "Bigs" -- Sunshine and Pepper-- is about adoption lately. It seems to run in cycles: we just ma]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/intuitive-birth-order/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T20:38:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/intuitivebirthorder.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Intuitive Birth Order]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Intuitive birth order]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/what-a-difference-a-year-makes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T20:38:50+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/ayearmakes.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[What a Difference a Year Makes!]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Last week, we went to Colorado for a family campout with most of my extended family. For most of the clan, this was only their second time to meet the Littl]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/visit-time/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T20:40:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/visit.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Visit Time]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[We have a family visit coming up this weekend. I am not sure what this visit will look like; I don't know if the kids' baby brother will be along this time.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/uncharted-territory/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T20:40:50+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/uncharted-territory.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Uncharted Territory]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Someone send me a road map, please. I keep finding myself in uncharted territory. When our kids are little, we can fix their boo-boos. Once they get into a]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/denial-its-not-a-river-in-egypt/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T20:41:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/denial.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Denial - It's not a River in Egypt]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pepper came home to us when she was three weeks old. She was our first baby-- perfect in every way. Since she was our one and only, we could adapt to her qu]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-combo-basket/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T20:43:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/combo.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Combo-Basket]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[We entered the foster-to-adopt arena with the idea of mainly being a foster care home but willing to add one girl between the ages of 4 and 8 to our cozy f]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/nature-takes-over/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T20:43:39+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/naturetakesover.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA["Nature" Takes Over]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In the debate over "nature versus nurture," I've always been of two minds. As an adoptive mom of two who were not related to each other, both their similari]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/birth-order-fruit-basket-upset/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T20:44:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/fruitbasket.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Birth Order Fruit Basket Upset]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My title sounds like I just randomly threw some words on the screen! I think a lot about birth order, and around here, birth order is more like "fruit bas]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/randi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T20:44:32+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/randi.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA["Randi"]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The other day I stopped in a fast food restaurant for a quick soda with our (then) foster child. An employee working nearby, "Randi," commented on her and]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/one-child-two-children-and-three-oh-my/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T20:44:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/onechild.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[One Child, Two Children, and Three... Oh My!]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[People frequently ask me what on earth possessed us to adopt our youngest three children all at once. Fortunately, they typically ask this when they are a]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/shutterstock_58483003.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[3 cuties July 4]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/life-experience/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T20:45:56+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/lifeexperience.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Life Experience]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Of course I occasionally think about the difficulties of being an older parent-- it's so "in my face" at times. Truly, though, more often I think about th]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/ten-cautions-for-those-contemplating-older-parenthood/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-08T20:47:14+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/tencautions.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Ten Cautions for Those Contemplating "Older" Parenthood]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Recently I wrote my Ten Reasons Being an Older Parent is a Good Idea. Now, ten days after my respite vacation, I'm still exhausted. So in keeping with my]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/inheritance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T15:02:15+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/03/inheritance.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[inheritance]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[black mother and daughter smiling at each other | Inheritance]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/top-10-childrens-adoption-books/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T15:30:51+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/03/top-10-childrens-books.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[top-10-childrens-books]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[kids reading a book on the grass | Top 10 Children’s Adoption Books]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/teaching-my-children-to-stand-up-to-ignorance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T15:32:46+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/03/teach-my-children-to-stand-up-to-ignorance.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[teach-my-children-to-stand-up-to-ignorance]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[young black girl at the park smiling | How I Teach My Children to Stand Up to Ignorance]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/open-adoption-love/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T16:20:14+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/03/Open-Adoption-Love-What-Goes-Around-Comes-Around.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Open-Adoption-Love-What-Goes-Around-Comes-Around]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Family holding hands walking down a dirty road | Open Adoption Love: What Goes Around Comes Around]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/student-supports-adoption-through-an-original-movie-kennedy-hill/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T16:33:08+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/03/Kennedy-Hill-Original-Adoption-Movie.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Kennedy-Hill-Original-Adoption-Movie]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Woman holding movie clapboard | A Student Supports Adoption Through an Original Movie, "Kennedy Hill"]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/approach-childs-curiosity-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T16:45:51+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/03/How-to-Approach-Your-Childs-Curiosity-about-Adoption.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How-to-Approach-Your-Child's-Curiosity-about-Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Little girl with questions | How to Approach Your Child’s Curiosity about their Adoption]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/open-adoption-and-our-relationship-now/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T16:56:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/03/OurRelationshipNowAMom.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[OurRelationshipNowAMom]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Toddler boy sitting in field | Adoptive Mom's Perspective: Our Relationship Now]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/birth-moms-perspective-relationship-now/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:04:29+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/03/OurRelationshipNowBMom.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[OurRelationshipNowBMom]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Family connected through adoption | Birth Mom's Perspective: Our Relationship Now]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/to-facebook-or-not-to-facebook-part-3/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:06:10+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/fb3.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[To Facebook or Not to Facebook-- Part 3]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I was only planning to do two parts to this Facebook question, but something interesting happened after I wrote my last post, hence: part 3]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/to-facebook-or-not-to-facebook-part-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:06:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/fb2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[To Facebook or Not to Facebook-- Part 2]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In my last blog post, I talked about how we were glad that we used Facebook to get to know our first birth mom, but we decided not to do so with our secon]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/pandoras-box/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:07:41+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/pandorasbox.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Pandora's Box]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I wanted to discuss my search techniques I am utilizing to look up my biological brother. One of them is the site I used to try to find my birth mom. In]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/sealed-with-a-law/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:08:36+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/sealedwithalaw.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Sealed With a Law]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I was adopted from New Jersey, which, like many other states, has sealed records for adoptees with closed adoptions. Year by year, states are starting to o]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/older-mom-realities/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:08:54+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/oldermom.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Older Mom Realities]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Recently I told Dear Hubby that I don't feel my age. I can't believe I'm a 53 year old. On the inside, I'm like 32. He said on the inside he is]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/troubled-child.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Dreena and Paul]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/friday-funnies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:11:27+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/fridayfunnies.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Friday Funnies]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I do not work as fast as I used to. For instance, I'm very happy writing blogs instead of putting away the Christmas decorations. Oops, did I just admit]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/easter-vacation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:13:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/easter.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Easter "Vacation"]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Well, dearies, I'm back. I've been on a little adventure that reminded me once more, I'm no "spring chicken." In March, I caught a cold. At least I thought]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/mommy-and-daddy-time-out/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:14:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/mommyanddaddy.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Mommy and Daddy Time Out]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[We got a call the other day to provide respite care for a little girl in a legal risk placement. It was actually a call to be on standby, and the respite ca]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/love-thursday-three/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:14:22+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/lovethurs3.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Love Thursday - Three]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA["The Blitz" turned 3 last week. I can hardly believe it. This child began life outside the womb at 27 weeks' gestation; he weighed 2 lbs. 7 oz. He was ti]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/advocating/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:14:38+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/advocating.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Advocating]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A couple of weeks ago we had the ARD meeting to set my son's educational plan. At the meeting, we set an uneasy goal to send "The Captain" on to kindergar]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-fab-five/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:15:24+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/fabfive.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Fab Five]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Well here they are. Aren't they glorious? I call them the Fab Five, Team Tischler, The Triple Threat and Double Trouble, the Love Bunch, and each and e]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/behavior.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[fab 5 2012]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/first-days-stress-free-welcome-for-new-children/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:16:24+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/stressfree.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[First Days - Stress Free Welcome for New Children]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[This month we will celebrate 3 years since the "Littles" came to live with us. I got lots of help and advice before they arrived. Here's my top ten of t]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/will-they-be-welcomed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:16:40+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/willtheybewelcomed.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Will They be Welcomed?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Recently Dear Hubby and I were discussing with some friends our decision to adopt our younger sibling group of three. We recalled that what worried us at th]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/behavior.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[fab 5 2012]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-difference-i-make/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:16:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/difference.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Difference I Make]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I had another in an unfortunate trend of life-threatening emergencies the other day. Thankfully, once again, everything worked out fine. I had a few qu]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/school-is-starting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:17:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/practice1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[School is Starting]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When I look back at the last 3-1/2 years, I am completely amazed by how my heart has grown. I do not mean that in a prideful way. When The Captain (then 34]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/my-beautiful-boys/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:17:49+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/beautifulboys.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[My Beautiful Boys]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It's "Love Thursday." Here are my beautiful boys! This was their first day of school this year. The Captain was loaded up and ready to go early. The Bl]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/reality-ouch/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:18:07+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/missing1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Reality - Ouch]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[This is going to be a little off topic. It really doesn't fit into my particular blog scope, but it's a story worth telling. On a Sunday night, I was hom]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-hard-truth-and-the-good-news/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:18:23+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/hardtruthandgoodnews.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Hard Truth and the Good News]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Quite frequently when someone learns that we formed part of our family through Foster-to-Adopt, they will shake their heads and say, "I couldn't do it. Are]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/where-are-we-and-how-on-earth-did-we-get-here/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:23:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/whereareweandhow.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Where are We and How on Earth Did We Get Here?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[3-1/2 years into this journey of "sibling adoption," I still run into people who don't know about our three Littles. When they smile quizzically at the "cli]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/will-they-ever-be-ours/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:23:51+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/willtheyever.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Will They Ever be OURS?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[We are a visible family. We have 5 kids and not one of them looks like me (although a couple of them act like me!). It's obvious that they're "ours" and]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/date-night-with-my-daughter/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:24:21+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/datenight.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Date Night With My Daughter]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It has been eight years since we got the kids, and it has literally been survival mode ever since. If you've parented special needs kids (especially more th]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/getting-ready-to-travel/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:24:51+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/travel.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Getting Ready to Travel]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[We are getting ready for some pretty big travel. Dear Hubby needs to work, so I am taking my 5 kids plus one extra to see my family 2400 miles away. Yes, we]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/vacationing-with-a-crowd/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:25:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/travelingwith.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Vacationing with a Crowd]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Next month will be our second big trip as a family of seven. We are driving to Colorado to meet my family for camping. In our world it's a relatively short]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/something-to-look-forward-to/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:25:21+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/somethingto.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Something to Look Forward To]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[As far as I know -- or maybe inasmuch as it's obvious -- Dear Hubby and I are the only ones on either side of our family (in this generation) to form our fa]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/Screen-Shot-2014-02-08-at-9.22.34-PM.png</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[fab five]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-thing-no-one-wants-to-talk-about/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:25:47+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/thethingnoone.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Thing No One Wants to Talk About]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I have been quiet on this forum lately, mostly thanks to technological issues that always seem to crop up in the quiet pre-dawn hours while my 5 children ar]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/tinker-is-four-a-love-thursday-post/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:26:02+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/tinker4.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Tinker is Four! A Love Thursday Post]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It's been a long time coming. Our little Tinker is finally 4. She had to suffer through both brothers, and Daddy and Mommy all having birthday in the last t]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/guardianship/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:26:33+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/guardianship.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Guardianship]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Whether you’re experiencing an unplanned pregnancy or certain life events have made it impossible or impractical to care for your child, you have options.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/being-adopted-and-missing-a-sister/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:27:10+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/missingasister.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Being Adopted and Missing a Sister]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Being adopted has given me a beautiful life and a good family, but I still searched for my biological family and want to meet my biological sister.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/dave-thomas-1932-2002/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:30:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/davethomas.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Questions to Ask When Considering a Placement]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[placement]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/reality-continues/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:31:12+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/when.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Reality Continues]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[This post started out to be "Reality - Continued" but the real story here is that reality does, in fact, continue. This is a continuation of my story of "Fr]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/Screen-Shot-2014-01-23-at-12.58.20-PM.png</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[217129_brokenheart]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-ghost-of-foster-care-goes-to-school/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:36:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/advocating.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Ghost of Foster Care (Goes to School)]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Our little Miss, Tinker, has just completed her first nine weeks of school. I haven't seen her "marks" yet, but I can assure you, school is an arena of succ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/medication-adventures/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:36:41+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/medicationadventures.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Medication Adventures]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I'm back from a little break which I took because I was dangerously close to having to home school my sophomore. With mom's vigilant attention to every assi]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/rock-bottom-can-you-survive/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:37:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/rockbottom.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Rock Bottom - Can you survive?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I hit rock bottom with my kids last week. It has been almost eight years since we adopted them at eight years, five years, and sixteen months, and I just co]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/teenage-boys-arent-meant-to-live-at-home/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:37:38+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/teenageboys.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Teenage Boys aren't Meant to Live at Home!]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I've been thinking about the royal pain in the neck teenagers can be, especially teenage boys. They can be so defiant, stubborn, disrespectful, disobedient,]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2013/10/grim.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[teenage trouble]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/whole-food-heaven/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:38:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/wholefoods.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Whole Food Heaven]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[So it's been about a week of whole foods, no preservatives, no high fructose corn syrup and I am grudgingly convinced that we might be on to something. Noth]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2013/12/Neg-44.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[vegetables]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/finally-normal-but-do-i-want-it/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:38:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/finallynormal.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Finally normal, but do I want it?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I have to laugh, ruefully, that I now feel like the parent of a normal kid after all this time. The problem? He's a normal snotty teenager. I'd like to kill]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2013/12/article_banner_img1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[491303_teenager]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/my-daughter-says-she-hates-me/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:39:50+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/2mothers1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[My Daughter Says She Hates Me]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Two hearts]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/parenting-the-impossible-job/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:40:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/impossiblejob.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Parenting: The Impossible Job]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A counselor once told me, "All parents make some mistakes, a lot of parents make many mistakes, and a few parents make horrible mistakes. When you make a mi]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/fears/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:41:49+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/fears.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Fears]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It isn't unusual for foster children to come to your home with many fears. These fears are real. Some of the things they may be afraid of include the foll]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/long-term-foster-care/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:42:19+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/longtermfoster.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Long-Term Foster Care]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sometimes a child will come into foster care on what is expected to be a short-term fostering placement, but events make it impossible for the child to re]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/when-love-is-not-enough/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:43:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/whenlove.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[When Love is Not Enough]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[We are trying radically different Reactive Attachment Disorder techniques from yet another new therapist, and the therapist told us in the first session tha]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/abnormal-parenting-i-want-you-to-steal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:46:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/abnormalparenting.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Abnormal Parenting: "I want you to steal."]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When we met our children's new RAD (Reactive Attachment Disorder) therapist a few weeks ago, the first thing she said to us was, "I teach abnormal parenting]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2013/10/God-Found-Us-You1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[high school grad ring]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/a-stealing-breakthrough/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:47:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/breakthrough.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[A Stealing Breakthrough!]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[No, it's not what you're thinking. There is still plenty of sneaking and stealing going on, but get this! Today when I had my daughter write an essay about]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/my-kids-are-not-like-your-kids/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:47:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/notlikeyourkids.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[My kids are not like your kids]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[If one more well-meaning individual tells me that my kids are just like their kids, I'm going to stick an ice pick in my eye. It's a little like telling a H]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/rock-on-operation-bathroom/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:48:21+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/operationbathroom.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Rock-On Operation Bathroom]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[So who would have believed it, but six days (and two nights) in the bathroom were all my daughter needed to shift. I'm not going to sugarcoat it: those six]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/Murphys-Three-Homes.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[bathroom]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/by-their-fruits/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:48:33+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/fruits.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[By Their Fruits]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I don't think I'm going to be talking about our parenting techniques anymore. Even my closest friends, who are by no means unkind, seem to draw back in horr]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/shutterstock_149881820.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[fruit]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/rad-support-group-for-parents/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:48:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/support-group.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[RAD Support Group for Parents]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My husband and I went to our first support group for parents of RAD kids, and it was encouraging and discouraging all at the same time. The people who were]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/edvard-munchs-the-scream/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:49:42+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/edvard.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Edvard Munch's The Scream]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[This picture depicts my status perfectly: wordless, soundless, screaming. All the other moms couldn't wait for their kids to go back to school, but I knew, en]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/no-high-school-diploma/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:51:14+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/nohighschooldiploma.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[No High School Diploma?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I've been crying so hard I had to quit wearing make-up for the last few days. My will-be-17-on-Monday son simply refuses to do his schoolwork. We saw the co]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/why-i-chose-to-place/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:51:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/adhd.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ADHD - Her first 100%]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[We know that we will have to keep on this same path to get her caught up, but as long as she continues to give 100% and not give up, that is enough for me! have the]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/facebook-helped-me-find-my-family/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:52:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/facebook.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Facebook Helped Me Find My Family]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I'd known my birth father's name since 1997. I had pondered locating him for many years. I finally began searching in earnest for my him in 2010. I could no]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/advanced-prenatal-testing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:55:12+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/prenataltesting.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Advanced Prenatal Testing]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prenatal tests are administered throughout the duration of any pregnancy. You’ll experience tests that are considered common and routine. However, you may]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/legal-custody/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:57:18+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/legalcustody.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Legal Custody]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When it comes to custody of a child, there are many types and variations. If you find that you cannot currently care for your child and you don't want to pl]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/happy-adoption-day/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:57:51+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/adoptionday.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Happy Adoption Day!]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[On November 17, we celebrated National Adoption Day. In our home, it's the day in which we celebrate the adoption of all 5 of our children. Some years i]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/behavior.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[fab 5 2012]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/seasons/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:58:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/seasons.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Seasons]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Technically, it's fall here. Not much has "fallen" yet; seasons are subtle here in Texas. Yet, I can see the leaves gathering a bit at the edge of the d]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/termination-of-parental-rights/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:59:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/terminationofparentalrights.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Termination of Parental Rights]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[You have rights as a parent. Your parental rights afford you the responsibility over the emotional and physical well-being of your child. You have the right]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/radio-silence-and-a-little-update/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T17:59:18+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/radio-silence.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Radio Silence and a Little Update]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[And . . . we're back! Sorry for the radio silence in September. Life as a mom of 5 caught up to me and I got behind on blogging. I do have to remind]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/taking-a-break-as-a-couple/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:03:36+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/takingabreak.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Taking a Break as a Couple]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It's been two years since Dear Hubby and I took our 4-day getaway. That was the first and last time we used respite care. The real question is, "What ar]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/housing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:04:07+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/mothersbirthmothers.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Mother's Day and Birth Mother's Day]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In May, there is often a lot of focus on the adoption community mainly due to Mother's Day, and of course, Birthmother's Day. Myself personally, I don't cel]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/when-is-it-okay-to-give-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:07:47+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/giveup.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[When is it Okay to Give Up?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I just read a comment to my last post entitled "No High School Diploma" where the mom had a son just like mine and decided to home school him for the last t]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/i-was-so-wrong/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:08:18+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/so-wrong.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[I Was So Wrong]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[So I thought my daughter would earn her cell phone back lickety split, and instead, she breaks a new rule every day and compounds the rule-breaking by lying]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/a-little-smooth-sailing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:08:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/smoothsailing.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[A Little Smooth Sailing]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[On these endless waves we seem to ride up and down, I'm up on a good one. My daughter hit rock bottom on Sunday and had a full-on temper tantrum on the stai]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/a-little-light-on-the-little-one/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:08:53+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/alittlelight.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[A Little Light on the Little One]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I remember a family therapist telling me years ago, "We don't know about Little Bug yet." Justin was only three at the time. When she said it, my mommy-hack]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adopting-in-the-digital-age/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:09:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/digital.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adopting in the Digital Age]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When most people think about adopting, they think babies! But what about the 104,000 foster children in the United States who are waiting for their forever]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoption-makes-kids-different/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:10:40+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/different.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adoption Makes Kids Different]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[At least that's what my ten-year-old says. He has been having such a hard time lately with being adopted because he feels like it makes him stand out from t]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-significance-of-racial-identity-in-transracially-adopted-young-adults/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:11:13+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/family.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Significance of Racial Identity in Transracially Adopted Young Adults]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[There was a lot of significance for me of my racial identity as a transracial adoptee]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/bring-on-the-add-meds/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:11:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/bringon.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Bring on the ADD Meds]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[For anyone against medication, let me describe the scene. My ten-year-old didn't take his ADD med today. My husband and I both had to be out of the house ea]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/we-have-punching/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:11:42+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/wehavepunching.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[We Have Punching]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kaylyn did it! She told the boy that her mom gave her permission to punch him in the stomach if he kicked her again. First he told her that her mom was mean]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/its-kind-of-like-youre-my-birth-mom/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:13:43+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/kindoflike.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA["It's Kind of Like You're My Birth Mom"]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I was driving my ten-year-old somewhere this week, and he piped up from the backseat, "It's kind of like you're my birth mom." At a stoplight I turned aroun]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-bitter-sweet-reality-of-medication/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:13:58+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/bittersweet.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Bitter-Sweet Reality of Medication]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Just last week, my 8-year-old started ADHD medication. My older two (15 and 13) had started in junior high. Neither of my older two are hyperactive, so ther]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/it-helps-to-have-a-brilliant-therapist/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:14:15+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/brillianttherapist.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[It Helps to Have a Brilliant Therapist]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My daughter spent an entire week in the bathroom (except for school and church) rather than shifting. She actually wrote essays about how she liked being in]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-adhd-medication-adventure/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:16:36+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/medication.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The ADHD Medication Adventure]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Justin, Justin, Justin. He’s calmer and less of a motor-mouth on his new ADHD medication, but we’ve been watching for 11 days and there’s no question]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/kids-that-know-how-to-work/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:16:51+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/hardworking.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Kids That Know How to Work]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I'm so proud of my two oldest kids. Today my daughter went to a friend's house and helped clean it. She said the mom told her, "You are such a good girl to]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/practice-makes-perfect-at-least-for-school/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:17:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/practice.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Practice Makes Perfect- at least for school]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Today was the first day of school and after seven years of practice, I think we've almost got it. It's helpful to know your children well enough that you ca]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/in-search-of-a-behavior-program-that-works/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:17:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/behaviorprogramworks.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[In Search of a Behavior Program that Works]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Having three special needs kids, I have tried literally dozens of behavior programs over the years, but still haven't found anything that really works. T]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/do-special-needs-kids-carry-more-shame/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:17:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/shame.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Do Special Needs Kids Carry More Shame?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My 15-year-old son has given me reason lately to wonder whether he carries more shame than his peers. About a week ago, I found my husband's iPhone upstairs]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/a-behavior-program-that-works/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:17:53+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/behaviorprogram.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[A Behavior Program That Works!]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Well hallelujah, I found one- a behavior program that actually works. A friend told me about the University of Utah's Neuropsychiatric Institute's program t]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/progress-with-peanut-butter/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:18:08+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/peanut-butter.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Progress With Peanut Butter]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I'm not sure what special needs my ten-year-old has. He was two-plus when we adopted him, so by definition, he has "special needs." Clearly he's never m]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/special-needs-can-be-super-special/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:19:19+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/special.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Special Needs Can be Super Special]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Just when I had been planning to write about handling the disappointment that is sometimes attendant with special needs kids, my daughter surprised the heck]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/i-think-he-finally-sees-his-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:20:01+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/future.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[I Think He Finally Sees His Future]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My seventeen-year-old son eked out passing grades and has finished his junior year of high school. Yesterday he started a summer-session welding program at]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/safety-guidelines-for-foster-parents/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:20:52+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/randi.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Safety Guidelines for Foster Parents]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Once you become a foster parent, it is important to consider the safety issues in your home. Below is a list of questions that walk you through a safety che]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/handling-allegations-against-your-home/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:22:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/guardianship.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Handling Allegations Against Your Home]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Any experienced foster parent can tell you that eventually you, or someone you know, will receive an abuse or neglect allegation against your foster home. Y]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/making-positive-behavior-changes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:22:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/likeakidagain.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Making Positive Behavior Changes]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ignore negative behavior. Children generally exhibit negative behaviors for attention. By becoming angry, annoyed, or reacting to these behaviors, you a]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/dont-assume-the-worst/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:22:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/questions11.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Don't Assume the Worst]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In 1967, Marcelle and Ken began dating. In June of 1968, Marcelle became pregnant. She did not live in an ideal environment in which to raise a child. She s]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/whats-with-the-stealing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:25:49+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/stealing.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[What's With the Stealing?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Something must be bothering my ten-year-old. He stole an iPhone from my bedside table last Friday, received a week's grounding with no television, no friend]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/fictional-adoption-literature/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:26:56+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/fictionaladoption.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Fictional Adoption Literature]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Earlier this week, I found myself browsing a local bookstore for some new reading material. This is something I do often, a way of relaxing almost as I drif]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/when-mothers-day-just-isnt/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:27:24+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/mothersandbmothersday.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[When Mother's Day Just Isn't]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mother's Day can be a lonely day for a mother who isn't a real part of her child's life after adoption. It can be a cold reminder of what you don't have as]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/mothers-day-and-birth-mothers-day/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:28:36+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/mothersbirthmothers.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Mother's Day and Birth Mother's Day]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In May, there is often a lot of focus on the adoption community mainly due to Mother's Day, and of course, Birthmother's Day. Myself personally, I don't cel]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/our-newfound-family/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:29:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/womanandmother.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Our Newfound Family]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I wanted to write to share with others my family's reunion story. When my mom had to tell her parents that she was pregnant at the age of 14, I think it was]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/ten-years-in-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:29:50+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/10.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Ten Years In Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Today, my son is ten. In fact, on this evening, ten years ago, I was sitting in a hospital room, with a good friend, eating dinner, while he convinced me th]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-adoptee-voice/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:30:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/theadopteevoice.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Adoptee Voice]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[After a discussion on Facebook tonight regarding the lack of the adoptee voice on adoption websites, I began to wonder why it was that these voices weren't]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/choosing-adoption-perspective-and-truths/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:30:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/perspectiveandtruths.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Choosing Adoption: Perspective And Truths]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Perspective is everything. Earlier this week, I received a comment that insinuating that I was playing a victim when I wasn't really one. The truth is, I]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-search-be-prepared/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:31:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/beprepared.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Search: Be Prepared!]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The most important first step in beginning a search for birth parents is easier said than done. To skip it, however, could make all the difference in your o]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/healing-happens/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:31:37+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/healing.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[HEALING HAPPENS!]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The ridiculed little girl spoken of in my first article for Adoption.com began the inevitable course of growing up. Her emotions had told her, and sadly s]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/of-pit-stops-and-lessons-learned/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:32:12+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/pitstops.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Of Pit Stops and Lessons Learned]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[No one likes pit stops- they slow us down in the race and make us feel like we’re losing ground. Stopping was never part of my agenda. But pit stops are]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/Screen-Shot-2014-01-23-at-12.25.23-PM.png</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[NEW STOP SIGN]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/iep-the-meeting-and-solution/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:32:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/iepmeeting.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[IEP - The Meeting and Solution]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Previously in a post I wrote about going to my daughter’s school to have a meeting in regards to her IEP and the amount of homework that they are sending]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/facebook-connects-across-the-continents/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:33:09+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/1280072_73127582.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Facebook Connects Across the Continents]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I was 25 years old, I had a new job in Collegiate Admissions, and I was traveling in my first rented car. I was living THE life. It was a chilly October aft]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-meaning-of-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:36:23+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/movingfrom.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Meaning of Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Like many of the other adoptees who have shared their stories on this site, I too grew up being told about adoption. My parents read my younger brother (als]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/view-from-the-cabbage-patch-part-two/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:37:39+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/cabbage.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[View from the Cabbage Patch, Part II]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In the last post I introduced myself to you, but I forgot to include an important part of my adoption story: my parents were over forty when they adopted me]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/view-from-the-cabbage-patch/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:38:09+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/cabbagepatchpt1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[View from the Cabbage Patch]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cabbage Patch? That’s where my parents told me I was from. It seems the stork dropped their special little girl off in Ohio, right into their cabbage patc]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/love-language/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:38:54+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/lovelanguage.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Love Language]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Have you ever heard of the five love languages? I was visiting with one of my friends the other day, and I told her my daughter is overly affectionate. Now,]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/christmas-mourning/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:39:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/christmas.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Christmas Mourning]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[There is an emptiness aching in my chest tonight, throbbing and sending echoes of pain through me. It is keeping me awake, and I am at unrest. I was layin]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/i-want-it-all/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:40:27+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/wantitall.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[I Want It All]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA["I want it all, I want it right now." A line from a popular movie soundtrack- I have decided to write on the topic of depression. Society in general has a]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/why-do-grandmothers-give-their-grandchildren-away/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:41:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/gmothers.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Why Do Grandmothers Give Their Grandchildren Away?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of seeing Joyce Maguire Pavao in London. When I traveled the United States in Spring 2012 on a Winston Chur]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/openness-is-not-for-everyone/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:41:21+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/openness.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Openness Is Not for Everyone]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[For years, my husband and I were big proponents of openness in adoption. From the first attempt at adopting, we sought out situations where the birth]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/my-biological-family-an-uncle-found/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:42:08+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/uncle-found.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[My Biological Family: An Uncle Found]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hazel had given us Marty's name. It was sudden and unexpected. At first, she had nothing to offer, but after a bit of time on the phone with my husband, Ha]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/raising-a-traumatized-child/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:43:25+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/traumatized.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Raising a Traumatized Child]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Eighteen years ago, when I went to my first adoption seminar, so many things came to mind: meeting my child for the first time, holding him or her in my arm]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/ill-see-you-one-and-raise-you-twenty/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:43:41+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/raiseyoutwenty.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[I'll See You One and Raise You Twenty]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Someone who raised two biological kids and two adopted RAD kids once told me that each RAD kid was equal to twenty biological kids. This mother was past the]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/connecting-with-my-biological-mother/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:43:55+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/connectingwith.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Connecting With My Biological Mother]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mother’s Day was always a time of year I would wonder about my biological mother. When I was younger, I knew I was adopted but didn’t know details like]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/Adoption-isnt-selfish.png</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[mothers heart]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/return-to-russia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:44:42+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/shutterstock_83796799-return-to-russia2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Return to Russia]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[This story begins in 1990 when my husband, Phil, and I decided to adopt a child. We already had been blessed with two wonderful boys: Aaron, age 10, and Eva]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/because-we-are-a-family/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:45:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/shutterstock_168249965-because-we-are-a-family2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Because We Are a Family]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Like any child, I grew up wanting my extended family to love me, to be happy to see me at family occasions, and to let me have cookies when Mom and Dad said]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/biological-reunions-how-to-handle-the-naysayers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:45:52+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/naysayers.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Biological Reunions - How to Handle The Naysayers]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ladies and gentlemen, if you plan a search or have yet to reunite physically with your birth family, do this: wear your armor of faith and wear wisdom lik]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/shutterstock_92086034-unspoken2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[GRACE]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/finding-my-little-sister-penny/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:46:22+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/penny.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Finding My Little Sister, Penny]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My mind was a blank slate regarding my birth siblings. We were born of the same mother, but as far as I knew, our similarities would end there. Before we me]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/ready-to-adopt-again/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:46:54+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/ready.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Ready to Adopt Again!]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Adopting from foster care has its many challenges; however, it can be a rewarding experience for both you and the child or children that you end up adopting]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/borderline-intellectual-functioning-bif/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:47:30+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/bif.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Borderline Intellectual Functioning (BIF)]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My daughter is diagnosed with Borderline Intellectual Functioning(BIF) coupled with ADHD. For those of you who don't know what Borderline Intellectual Funct]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adhd-her-first-100/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:47:49+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/adhd.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ADHD - Her first 100%]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[We know that we will have to keep on this same path to get her caught up, but as long as she continues to give 100% and not give up, that is enough for me! have the]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/holidays-and-birthdays.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Blog Post 6 - 100]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/iep-too-much-homework/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:48:01+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/toomuchhw.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[IEP - Too Much Homework]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My blossoming fifth-grader is excited to be in her class this year. Last year when she started school, she started towards the middle of the school year. Th]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/a-little-me-time-please/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:48:13+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/metime.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[A Little "Me Time," Please!]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Parenting a child with special needs can prove to be quite difficult. In the middle of dealing with school, emotional needs, social needs, and family needs,]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/its-time-to-talk-to-the-school-principal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:49:30+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/principal.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[It's Time to Talk to The School Principal]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The past few weeks I’ve been noticing that my daughter has been coming home with very high grades in subjects that she struggled really hard with. My daug]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/iep-waiting-for-a-response/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:49:45+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/iep2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[IEP - Waiting For a Response]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I've been waiting for a month to receive answers about my child's education. My husband and I first became concerned when we noticed that our daughter had]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/iep-advocating-for-your-child/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:50:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/iep.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[IEP – Advocating For Your Child]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[So we finally went to the meeting for my daughters IEP. It has been about a month since I last wrote about it, but I was absolutely shocked at how the teac]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/to-search-or-not-to-search/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:50:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/tosearch.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[To Search or Not To Search]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I wrestled with the notion of searching for my birth family throughout much of my formative years. My adoptive parents always told me they would support]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/a-good-birth-mom/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:50:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/good-birthmom.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[A Good Birth Mom]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I can’t answer whether I’m a good birth mom to my 19-year-old son, and I’m not sure anyone is qualified to answer that question. I’m not sure I kn]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/10-baby-steps-to-attachment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:51:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/10-babysteps.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[10 Baby Steps to Attachment]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA["Attachment" is the work in adoption circles today just as trauma informed care is the methodology of choice. But to be honest, when you are in the trench]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/Children-in-Families-First-is-Not-the-Solution.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[All but Sunshine]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/a-calculated-risk/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:51:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/calculatedrisk.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[A Calculated Risk]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When people find out we foster, they always ask the same question: How can you let them go? And that is really what we all wonder in the foster-to-a]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/toddler-top-ten/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:51:47+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/toddler.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Toddler Top Ten]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Last week I installed yet another toy management system in the little kids' room. I seem to change my mind about how best to do this every 6 months. This is]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/birthday-boy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:52:01+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/birthday.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Birthday Boy]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It's official! The Captain is 6. He came to us just over 3 years ago, two weeks short of his 3rd birthday. It sounds cliche, but the time has flown!]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/tinkerbell-is-five/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:52:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/tinkerbell.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Tinkerbell is Five]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tinkerbell is finally 5 years old. Waiting for her birthday was torture since The Captain had his in March and The Blitz celebrated in early April. That s]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/ill-take-you-to-lunch-if-you-punch-him-in-the-stomach/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:57:45+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/lunch.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[I'll Take You to Lunch if You Punch Him in the Stomach]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Does that sound like bad advice for a parent to give a child? Don't write me if it does. It might be, but my husband and I already agree that in this case,]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/aunt-bea-she-aint/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T18:58:07+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/auntbea.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Aunt Bea She Ain't!]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The only pictures she sent were about twenty years old-- my first clue that she was just as afraid of my opinion of her as I was of her opinion of me. I had]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/a-promise-kept/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:01:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/morebullies.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[A Promise Kept]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[On November 11, 1987, I gave birth to a beautiful little boy. He was 8 lbs, 6 oz., had blond hair, blue eyes, and chubby little cheeks. Months before his bi]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/using-knowledge-to-teach-others/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:01:41+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/usingknowledgetoteach.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Using Knowledge to Teach Others]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It was the late 60s—the era of love, peace, and the free-spirited—when my birth parents met. Exactly how they met is still unknown to me. Perhaps she he]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/why-i-love-my-daughters-mother/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:03:27+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/difference.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Why I Love My Daughter's Mother]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yes, I love my daughter's adoptive mother. Although the sentiments I am about to share are personal, I believe there are many of my "birth mom sisters" who]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/letting-go/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:05:30+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/grieve.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Letting Go]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cheryl and Leonard Sokoloski adopted an eight-year-old boy in 1990. Eight years later, their son returned to his birth mother's home. Cheryl started attendi]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/friends-are-like-flowers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:06:42+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/flowers.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Friends Are Like Flowers]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I found a note in my daughter's jeans the other day while I was doing laundry. It was from a girl at school and basically called Kaylyn out for being a fake]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/bedtime/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:08:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/shutterstock_160257065-bedtime2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Bedtime]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The first night your new foster child is with you can go smoothly, or it can be very stressful for you both. I would like to discuss what goes through the c]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/two-mothers-who-call-me-son/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:08:32+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/2motherswho.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Two Mothers Who Call Me 'Son']]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My name is Tim, and I was adopted as an infant back in 1959. I never asked a lot of questions about my birth mother as I was growing up. I was just told tha]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/no-coincidences/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:08:49+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/no-more-pt-2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[No Coincidences]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I firmly believe there are no coincidences in the situations we find ourselves in life. I have been given the privilege of experiencing adoption both as a b]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/loving-my-body-in-spite-of-infertility/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:11:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/554291_47738777.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Loving My Body in Spite of Infertility]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Loving my body in Spite of infertility]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-pecking-order/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:11:36+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/pecking.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Pecking Order]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[We've been talking a lot about birth order lately. This is mostly due to the fact that Tinker has entered another of her "bossy, bossy, know-it-all" phas]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/vacation%21/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:12:41+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/radishes.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Vacation!]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I just learned two new things about moms with Reactive Attachment Disorder kids. First, they have a sense of humor and call their kids Radishes--a nickna]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2013/12/The-Best-For-You1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[radish]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/friendship-101/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:13:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/empathy.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Friendship 101]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My daughter, like most fourteen-year-old girls, is obsessed with friends. In my daughter's case, she's desperate to HAVE some friends, since the friends she]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/abandoned-love/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:15:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/openness.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Abandoned Love]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Abandoned Love I've always known I was adopted, and that it was a private adoption. My adoptive mother gave me a letter when I was 4 years old saying that]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-body-remembers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:15:24+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/bodyremembers.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Body Remembers]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It's an incredible thing, the way your body remembers things that you thought you had forgotten. You'll hear a lyric on the radio, and suddenly you are tran]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/when-adopted-toddlers-reject-their-parents/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:18:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/childwithfasd.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[When Adopted Toddlers Reject Their Parents]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[More and more adopted children are arriving home between the ages of one and three. Many of these toddlers have been wrenched from a familiar setting, are g]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/not-just-like-me/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:18:58+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/family1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Not Just Like Me]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My adopted children are not just like me. While we share the same general culture of the United States middle class (California version), we have difference]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-commuter/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:20:42+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/grieve2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Commuter]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Commuter There's a man on the bus, (neat, in a shirt and a tie.) Manifestly ordinary, (as he lives, so he shall die.) He reads pape]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/post-adoption-depression/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:20:59+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/PostAdoptionDepression-26.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Post-Adoption Depression]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When I first heard the term, post-adoption depression (PAD), it seemed like a paradox. After all, once the paperwork, home study, waiting, and expenses (not]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/prenatal-care-without-insurance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:21:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/shutterstock_143702539.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Prenatal Care Without Insurance]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prenatal care is essential to ensure your health and the health of your baby. Obtaining prenatal care can be challenging without medical insurance. Doctor's]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/tips-for-dealing-with-depression-and-negative-feelings/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:22:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/notmyproblem.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Tips for Dealing with Depression and Negative Feelings]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pregnancy is a time of change. Not only will your body change, but so will your emotions. You may find that your emotions intensify, leaving you and your lo]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/how-will-i-know-im-in-labor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:22:36+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/prenataltesting.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How Will I Know I'm in Labor?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[First-time mothers are sometimes apprehensive about the start of labor. You may ask yourself how you will know when you're in labor. What are the signs and]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/labor-and-delivery-tidbits-what-to-expect/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:23:30+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/shutterstock_101285830.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Labor and Delivery Tidbits: What to Expect]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The question of what happens during labor and delivery is one of the biggest, and often scariest, uncertainties of pregnancy. Everyone knows a few basic fac]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/exercising-during-your-pregnancy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:23:42+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/pregnantexercising.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Exercising During Your Pregnancy]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[During the first and third trimesters of pregnancy, exercise may very well be the furthest thing from your mind. You may either be too sick and exhausted, o]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/relieving-morning-sickness/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:23:58+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/sick-woman.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Relieving Morning Sickness]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[For some women, experiencing morning sickness is a fixture throughout pregnancy. While some women are blessed with strong stomachs, most have to learn to de]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/getting-the-most-out-of-counseling/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:24:13+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/brillianttherapist.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Getting the Most Out of Counseling]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Placing your child with an adoptive family can be difficult and painful. For some, the feelings and emotions are more than they can deal with and work throu]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/fatigue-and-pregnancy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:24:40+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/entitlement.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Fatigue and Pregnancy]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fatigue and pregnancy go hand-in-hand for most women. The loss of energy usually occurs in the first and third trimesters. Fatigue during the first trimeste]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/rape-or-incest/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:28:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/bodyremembers1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Rape or Incest]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pregnancy from rape or incest makes one of the most stressful experiences even harder.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/teen-parenting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:28:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/lifeisbeautiful.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Teen Parenting]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Being a teenager and being a parent can be a difficult combination. Maybe you're not quite sure what your next step should be. It can be a scary or exciting]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/hospital-keepsakes-documents-and-newborn-photos/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:29:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/captainbaby2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Hospital Keepsakes, Documents, and Newborn Photos]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When you give birth to a child at the hospital, there are a lot of little 'token keepsakes' that go along with the experience. Things like the warming hat,]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoption-birthing-plan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:29:15+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/pitstops.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adoption Birthing Plan]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Making a birthing plan is typically something that every pregnant woman does. You discuss your ideal medical scenario with your medical professional, then m]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/i-breastfed-my-six-adopted-babies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:29:29+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/breastfeeding.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[I Breastfed My Six Adopted Babies]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nursing my six adopted babies has been the most rewarding, wonderful experience of my life! I have been a lifelong breastfeeding enthusiast and believer in]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/which-nursing-supplementer-should-i-use/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:29:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/shutterstock_150157325.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Which Nursing Supplementer Should I Use?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[There are two nursing supplementers available in the United States which are intended for use by adoptive mothers: the Lact-Aid Nursing Trainer and the Mede]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/helping-your-older-child-adjust/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:29:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/thetruthhurts.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Helping Your Older Child Adjust]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I am an older-child adoptee. I was six when I came to live with my family and eight when they adopted me. I was never diagnosed with attachment (or detac]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/talking-to-your-family-about-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:30:46+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/womentalking.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Talking to Your Family About Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[talking to your family about adoption]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoption-workbook/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:31:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/shutterstock_166751219.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adoption Workbook]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The adoption process—placing or adopting—can be a long and stressful journey. There are many resources available, one of which is an adoption workbook.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/ceremonies-and-celebrations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:31:21+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/birthday.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Ceremonies and Celebrations]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Placing your child with an adoptive family is difficult, and so are the days and years following placement. It can be even more difficult when ceremonies an]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/your-role-in-the-adoption-plan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:32:53+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/youngman1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Your Role in the Adoption Plan]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[As fathers, you do have a role in the adoption plan. Even though more emphasis is placed on the mothers, you have equal parental rights as well. This is imp]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/putative-father-registry/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:33:09+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/stripes.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Putative Father Registry]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Putative Father Registry is something that many people don’t know much about. It can be difficult to understand and find state-specific information. B]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/broaching-difficult-topics-drug-and-alcohol-addiction/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:33:21+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/medicationadventures.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Broaching Difficult Topics (Drug and Alcohol Addiction)]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When working with adoption professionals and exploring the option of placing your child with an adoptive family, it is crucial that you are honest and strai]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/finding-a-professional/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:36:13+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/tosearch3.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Finding A Professional]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Finding A Professional]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/diploma-of-brotherhood/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:36:40+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/fc.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Diploma of Brotherhood]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[We had arrived at the stadium almost two hours before the gates opened. The skies threatened rain. The chilly wind nipped at our ears. Our spirits soared. T]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/laughing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:36:58+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/ebbs.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Laughing]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Giggling. Joking. Silliness. Laughing. Having fun makes us better parents, helps the relationship with our children, and pushes us through the rough time]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/funny-and-happy-memories/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:37:10+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/AARP1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Funny and Happy Memories]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hannah, adopted at age six from Russia, has been in my life for nearly three and a half years now. I have many happy and humorous memories of the time we've]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/are-you-sure-you-want-to-know/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:38:02+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/shutterstock_127690178-are-you-sure-you-want-to-know2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA["Are You Sure You Want to Know?"]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA["All in one moment I wanted to tell this person what I thought, but also realized she really didn't care to know. I felt like I needed to stick up for mysel]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/its-just-a-doll/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:39:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/shutterstock_157266803.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[It's Just a Doll]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My daughter, Hannah, is nine years old. She prides herself on being a tomboy. Whenever I pick her up from after-school care, I find her with the boys kickin]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/gotcha-day-adoption-day-celebrations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:39:47+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/blitz.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Gotcha Day (Adoption Day Celebrations)]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Many families celebrate the day their child was adopted. Families vary in what they call it: Gotcha Day, Adoption Day, Family Day, Adoption Anniversary Day.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-gift-of-life-is-irreplaceable/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:42:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/othermothers1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Gift of Life is Irreplaceable]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Baby]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/challenges-when-older-adopted-children-wont-go-to-bed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:42:19+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/preciouschildren3.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Challenges: When Older Adopted Children Won't Go To Bed]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[We adopted an older child, a six year old, and we had several months of trials with getting her to go to and stay in bed.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-second-goodbye/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:42:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/shutterstock_92883544.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Second Goodbye]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[the second goodbye]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/chocolate-talks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:43:01+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/21.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Chocolate Talks]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Our biological daughter, Meredith, will be nine years old in February. She began to talk of having a sibling to play with about two years ago. "Please let's]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/acquiring-english/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:43:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/2stepsforward1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Acquiring English]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When parents adopt older children internationally, their concerns are about communicating with their new child and about their child learning English. Al]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/what-color-is-the-pillow/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:44:02+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/shutterstock_181391645.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[What Color is the Pillow?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Once when I was two years old, my parents played a game with me. My father asked, "What color is the pillow?" "White," I answered proudly. "No," my father s]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/subtle-signs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:44:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/shutterstock_49428433-subtle-signs2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Subtle Signsnt sensitivity in your adopted child.]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[How to detect the subtle signs of attachment sensitivity in your adopted child.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/our-journey-with-attachment-disorder/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:44:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/shutterstock_174129005-our-journey2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Our Journey with Attachment Disorder]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Our story begins on April 3, 1996—the day we brought our then four-year-old son home from a Romanian orphanage. From the moment he came home, he was a whi]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/two-stories-plus-one/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:44:51+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/davethomas.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Two Stories Plus One]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Two adoption stories that have stayed with me … One was a family that contacted me after reading an article of mine in the local paper about older chil]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/exploding-some-myths/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:46:52+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/bringon.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Exploding Some Myths]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I think all of us have certain preconceived notions and assumptions about most issues involving children. Sometimes, these assumptions are myths. I hear the]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-call-to-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:47:08+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/shutterstock_156062081.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Call to Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Adopting older children can be a huge commitment, but there is no substitute for the gift of family. The family was God's idea, and adoption was his idea t]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/therapeutic-storytelling/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T19:47:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/shutterstock_165572909.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Therapeutic Storytelling]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Therapeutic Storytelling]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/more-than-just-clothes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T20:45:07+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/clothes.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[It's More Than Just Clothes!]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When my daughter moved in with us last year school was already started. Not only did she have to get used to being with her new family, she also had to get]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-translator-and-the-new-mother/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T20:46:32+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/shutterstock_120388015-translator-and-new-mother2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Translator and The New Mother]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[One of the best-kept secrets about Russia is that most of the prominent members of society, outside of the political world, are women. While the men are chi]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adopting-an-older-child-a-decision-from-the-heart/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T20:47:18+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/shutterstock_141467803-adopting-older-child2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adopting an Older Child—A Decision From the Heart]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In July of 1996, I made my first trip to China to adopt Aimee—a 7-month-old, healthy infant girl. During this trip, I learned as much as I could about th]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/hannahs-healing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T20:47:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/shutterstock_157728440-hannahs-healing2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Hannah's Healing]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My adoptive daughter was quickly diagnosed with RAD and PTSD but it has been amazing to watch Hannah's healing progress]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoption-is-an-expedition/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T20:48:12+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/shutterstock_129326147-adoption-is-an-expedition2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adoption is an Expedition]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[If you are European and tend to move around within Europe, adoption can be compared to arriving in China, not speaking Mandarin and not understanding or kno]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/nicolaes-story/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T20:48:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/shutterstock_115541398-nicolae2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Nicolae's Story]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[We would like to tell the story of our trip to Romania and introduce you to our new son, Nicolae. The beginning of this story is not unusual. After nine yea]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/springtime-in-romania/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T20:57:49+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/shutterstock_96847000-a-mothers-day-gift2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Springtime in Romania]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Springtime in Romania]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoption-of-our-children-from-poland/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T20:58:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/poland.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adoption of 'Our Children'  from Poland]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My wife, Barbara (Mikulski), and I began our lives together in 1980. We had settled into our Wisconsin home in 1995 and had recently acquired our company. W]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/nesting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:06:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/shutterstock_135319748-nesting2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Nesting]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Something made me wake up at 3 AM this morning and decide to rearrange the furniture in the living room. The chairs just didn't work where they were...ther]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/onward-and-upward-literally/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:07:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/onwardandupward.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Onward and Upward...Literally]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[On September 26, 2013, I sat in the Newark, New Jersey airport, waiting to fly into Dallas, Texas to bridge the gene gap. I was going to meet my birth mom's]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/fade-in-fade-out-the-transition/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:07:27+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/shutterstock_47356774-fade-in-fade-out2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Fade In, Fade Out  - The Transition]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Okay. You've done all the hard stuff. You've oodles of time with your foster child; you have driven him or her to a bazillion therapy appointments; you have]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/psychologist-post-adoption-depression/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:08:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/dealingwithfeelings.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Psychologist: Post-Adoption Depression]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[You have talked about adoption stress. Is this the same as post-adoption depression? Who is likely to experience it and how can it be prevented? The term]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/moving-from-a-name-to-a-voice/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:08:53+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/movingfrom.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Moving from a Name to a Voice]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[With me sitting alongside him, my husband called every male name on the list. Every time he dialed, I held my breath until someone answered. Every time no o]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/physician-oligophrenia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:09:53+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/kazakastan.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Physician: Oligophrenia]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The little girl my husband and I may be adopting from Kazakhstan was taken away from her mother because her mother was diagnosed with oligophrenia and was u]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/physician-lead-poisoning/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:10:09+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/leadpoisoning.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Physician: Lead Poisoning]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[What does lead do to our bodies? High lead in the body can disrupt the kidneys, teeth, brain (causing seizures, attention deficit disorder, behavior proble]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/physician-sickle-cell-disease/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:11:41+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/normalcell.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Physician: Sickle Cell Disease]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[What do I, as an adoptive parent, need to know about sickle cell disease? Is it a serious condition, and can it be managed safely here in the USA? Sickle]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/when-your-mother-cant-be-found/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:14:21+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/finding-your-mom.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[When Your Mother Can't Be Found]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It's impossible to explain to anyone, aside from an adopted person, what it's like to be adopted. It's like a deaf person trying to explain what it's like t]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/how-much-candy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:15:46+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/healthysnack.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How Much Candy?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Question: My wife and I recently adopted a 4-year-old child from foster care. We are at odds in determining the amount of candy to give him. I am conce]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/social-worker-tell-the-truth/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:18:54+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/honesty.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Social Worker: Tell the Truth]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[social worker: tell the truth]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/physician-how-to-choose-a-pediatrician-for-your-child/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:19:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/pediatrician.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Physician: How to Choose a Pediatrician for Your Child]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Does anyone have advice on what to look for in a pediatrician to care for my internationally adopted child, and what questions should I ask during the "gett]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/physician-zinc-deficiency/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:19:46+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/zincadhd.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Physician: Zinc Deficiency]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I have heard than many orphanage children that have developmental delays may also suffer from zinc deficiency? Is this correct and what can we do to manage]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/physician-transition-from-orphanage-to-home/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:20:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/spendtime.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Physician: Transition from Orphanage to Home]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[How can the new parents help the transition from orphanage to home?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adopted-love/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:20:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/shutterstock_135703250-adopted-love2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adopted Love]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Adopted love is waited for, hoped for, worked for love. I've learned this through my own experience. All things in life that are worth having are worth w]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/yipee-kids-go-back-to-school/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:21:39+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/shutterstock_108048617-back-to-school2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Yipee!  Kids Go Back To School]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Summer is waning, and foster parents feel excitement at the prospect of kids going back to school. But should they? Summer was busy with kids around more]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/physician-institutional-autism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:26:36+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/shutterstock_118905307institutional-autism2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Physician: Institutional Autism]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I have heard the term "institutional autism" as being a complication of living in an institution or an orphanage. Autism sounds like a very scary word, and]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-right-place-at-the-right-time/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:28:51+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/shutterstock_132661772-lifes-little-miracles2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Right Place at the Right Time]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[the right place at the right time]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/four-words-that-changed-my-life/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:29:36+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/shutterstock_168338444-his-name-is-john2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Four Words That Changed My Life]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA["His name is John." That was what the social worker at the other end of the phone said. Finally, after 36 years of searching for that baby boy born on a col]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/post-adoption-adjustment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:30:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/shutterstock_71620873-judges-gavel2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Post-Adoption Adjustment]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It doesn’t take long for you to go from longing to be a parent to the shock of actually being a parent. Some say it is a millisecond. My friend Kate heard]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/physician-orphanage-immunization-records/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:35:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/shutterstock_156599465immunization2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Physician: Orphanage Immunization Recordsternationally adopted child?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Can immunization records from orphanages be relied upon, given that vaccinations in third-world nations often are not on par with accepted standards? T]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/physician-positive-ppd-turberculin-skin-test/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:35:19+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/shutterstock_105364295-child-xray22.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Physician: Positive PPD (Turberculin Skin Test)]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I adopted a child from Russia, and on my Post-Adoption evaluation it was discovered that he has a positive PPD. Does this mean that he is contagious to my]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/not-ready-to-be-a-foster-parent/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:35:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/shutterstock_122581717helping-foster-parents2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Not Ready To Be A Foster Parent...]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[We understand that not everyone is ready to become a foster parent, but there are many things you can do to help foster children and foster parents in your]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/kris-kringle-adoptee/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:35:53+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/shutterstock_156220142-santa-claus2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Kris Kringle: Adoptee?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[On December 24th, a jolly old man from the North Pole will hitch up his reindeer to a sleigh filled with toys made by elves and deliver them to children all]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/including-adoption-in-everyday-teaching/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:38:32+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/shutterstock_142998286-teaching-children2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Including Adoption in Everyday Teaching]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A teacher may or may not know if there are adopted children in his class. It is wise to assume that there are and to realize that all children benefit from]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/we-are-their-mother/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:38:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/shutterstock_105374867-brother-and-sister2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[We Are Their Mother]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[One day while I was waiting for Thea, my children's' birth mother, one of her office-mates came up and asked if this was "Thea's little girl." I said, "Ye]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/pains-of-the-past/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:39:22+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/shutterstock_141127534-pains-of-the-past2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Pains of the Past]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Slowly the veil began to unfold. The stories of her life rolled from her mind. Feelings in check for so long emerged in rivers of tears. Why was she so sad,]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/psychologist-psych-evaluation-for-parents/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:39:38+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/mental-health.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Psychologist: Psych Evaluation for Parents]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[psychologist: psych evaluation for parents]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/physician-intestinal-parasites/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:39:56+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/parasites.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Physician: Intestinal Parasites]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Unfortunately, intestinal parasites, particularly parasitic infection, is the most common medical condition that I diagnose in many of the internationally]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/left-unspoken/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:40:29+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/shutterstock_92086034-unspoken2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Left Unspoken]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A collection of words left unspoken to our children's adoptive mothers. From a birth mother's heart to yours. A pile of letters lay before me. Each belon]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/proud-to-be-a-birthmother/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:41:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/say-it-loud.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Proud to be a Birth Mother]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA["I am a birth mother. I relinquished my baby in an open adoption arrangement," I say with pride in my voice and a smile on my face to people in town when th]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/love-and-fear/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:41:32+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/fear-love.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Love and Fear]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Think about the last five choices you've made. It doesn't matter how simple or complex they were. Write them down. Now, look at each choice. Next to e]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/physiciantraveling-to-adopt-with-kids/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:44:09+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/shutterstock_168763583-plane-two2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Physician:Traveling to Adopt...With Kids]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[International travel with the entire family unit has become a growing trend among potential adoptive families. Some see this trip as a means to create a new]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/psychologist-adhd-and-adopted-children/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:44:41+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/adhd.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Psychologist: ADHD and Adopted Children]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[ADHD seems to be related to both genetic and environmental factors. The latter helps explain why ADHD is more common among adopted children than others]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/social-worker-adoption-travel-options/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:44:55+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/travel.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Social Worker: Adoption Travel Options]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Here are things to consider before traveling to pick up your adopted child. There are multiple adoption travel options to take into account.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/physician-helping-my-post-institutionalized-child-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:45:12+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/structure.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Physician: Helping my Post-Institutionalized Child]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A post-institutionalized child tends to become fixated on junk food, such as hot dogs, sweets, chips and soda immediately. Here's how to help.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/grief-loss-and-open-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:45:58+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/shutterstock_130134734-2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Ramblings of a Mother]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The ramblings of a mother: "We are mothers in the truest sense of the word. Mother. No other word is needed. The truth is simple."]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/post-adoption-depression-syndrome/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:46:30+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/hope.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Post-Adoption Depression Syndrome]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[post-adoption depression]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/are-they-your-real-kids/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:46:45+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/realbrothers.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Are they your real kids?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Are they your real kids?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/staying-home/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:47:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/21.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Staying Home]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[staying home]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/from-foster-care-to-adoptive-home/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:47:15+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/shyness.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[From Foster Care to Adoptive Home]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[from foster care to adoptive home]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/social-worker-other-children-and-the-home-study/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:48:01+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/shutterstock_168609425-home-study-and-children2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Social Worker: Other Children and the Home Study]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[other children and the home study]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/i-am-living-proof-that-love-heals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:48:14+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/shutterstock_165583010-proof-2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[I Am Living Proof That Love Heals]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I am living proof that love heals]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/thirty-critical-minutes-in-the-life-of-a-foster-parent/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T21:48:42+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/shutterstock_82425757-clock2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Thirty Critical Minutes in the Life of a Foster Parent]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Thirty critical minutes in the life of a foster parent]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/time-mourn-time-dance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-11T22:28:43+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/03/TimeToMourn.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[TimeToMourn]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Woman dancing in a field | A Time to Mourn and a Time to Dance]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/story-love-californias-first-single-adoptive-dad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-14T15:11:42+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/03/BillJonesInterview1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[BillJonesInterview]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Love never fails. Love is never-ending. Love is unconditional. All of these are true, especially in this remarkable love story of California's first single adoptive dad.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/book-review-scarlet-thread/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-14T15:14:56+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/03/ScarletThread.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ScarletThread]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Book Review: "The Scarlet Thread"]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/birth-mother-photography-ashley/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-15T21:51:02+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/02/BirthMotherPhotographySeriesAshley.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[BirthMotherPhotographySeriesAshley]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Birth Mother Photography Series: Ashley]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/joining-an-adoptee-support-group-lifted-a-burden-from-me/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-27T22:15:22+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2018/03/Joining-an-Adoptee-Support-Group-Lifted-a-Burden-from-Me.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Joining an Adoptee Support Group Lifted a Burden from Me]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The emotional challenges adoptees experience don’t vanish when that child becomes an adult, they just morph.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/response-half-brother/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-28T20:29:19+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/02/ResponseHalfBrother.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ResponseHalfBrother]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[sad disappointed man sitting on bed | A Response from a Half Brother]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/dear-foster-parents/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-28T20:45:19+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/02/DearFosterParents.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[DearFosterParents]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pen and handwritten letter | Dear Foster Parents]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/reaching-half-siblings/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-28T20:46:38+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/02/ReachingOut.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ReachingOut]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Facebook message notification | Reaching Out to my Birth Half Siblings]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoptive-moms-perspective-relinquishment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-28T20:53:14+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/02/RelinquishmentAMom.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[RelinquishmentAMom]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sad woman at window | Adoptive Mom's Perspective: Relinquishment]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/winter-of-daughters-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-28T20:59:55+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/02/WinterDaughtersAdoption.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[WinterDaughtersAdoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Snowy trees along a road | Remembering The Winter of Our Daughter’s Adoption]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/love-first-sight/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-28T21:02:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/02/LoveAtFirstSightTable.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[LoveAtFirstSightTable]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Little girl under a table | Love at First Site]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/rescuing-julia-twice-book-review/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-28T21:07:08+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/02/SavingJuliaTwice.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[SavingJuliaTwice]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Woman watching her daughter walk away | Book Review: "Rescuing Julia Twice," by Tina Traster]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoptive-moms-perspective/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-28T21:10:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/02/FirstPostPlacementVisitAMom.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[FirstPostPlacementVisitAMom]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Happy baby sleeping peacefully | Adoptive Mom's Perspective: First Post-Placement Visit]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/a-glimpse-when-a-carefree-childhood-is-hard-fought/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-28T21:10:47+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/02/CarefreeChildhood.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[CarefreeChildhood]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Little girl playing in the sprinklers | A Glimpse: When a Carefree Childhood is Hard-Fought]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/show-love-adoption-finalized/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-28T21:26:37+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/02/AboutLove.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[AboutLove]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mother with newborn | It's About Love]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/missing-lifes-beauty/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-28T21:29:45+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/02/MissingLifesBeauty.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[MissingLifesBeauty]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sunrise | Missing Life's Beauty]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/four-things-adoptive-dads-keep-mind/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-28T22:50:55+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/02/FourThingsForAdoptiveDads.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[FourThingsForAdoptiveDads]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Dad carrying his daughter on his shoulders | Four Things for Adoptive Dads to Keep in Mind]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/alike-different/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-28T22:54:30+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/01/MoreAlikeThanDifferent.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[MoreAlikeThanDifferent]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mother with transracial daughter in a field | More Alike than Different]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/top-5-tips-hosting-adoption-baby-shower/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-28T23:01:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/01/AdoptionBabyShower1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[AdoptionBabyShower]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Adoption Baby Shower]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/parenting-backwards-building-attachment-independence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-28T23:02:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/01/ParentingBackwards.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ParentingBackwards]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Building Independence - Parenting Backwards]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/culture-adoption-sharing-dont-know/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-29T20:35:12+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/02/CultureAndInternationalAdoption.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[CultureAndInternationalAdoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lunar New Year lantern | Culture and Adoption: Sharing What You Don’t Know]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/true-love/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-29T20:36:37+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/02/TrueLove.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[TrueLove]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Family laying in the grass | True Love]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/birth-mother-sends-breast-milk/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-29T20:52:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/02/BirthMotherSendsBreastMilk.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[BirthMotherSendsBreastMilk]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Birth Mother Sends Breast Milk to Her Child]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/love-at-first-sight/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-29T20:55:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/02/LoveAtFirstSight.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[LoveAtFirstSight]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[mother with her baby | Do You Believe in Love at First Sight?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/flip-side-love/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-29T21:00:36+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/02/FlipSideOfLove.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[FlipSideOfLove]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Woman looking at her watch | The Flip Side of Love]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/five-items-exploring-foster-care/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-29T21:05:25+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/02/ExploringFosterCare.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ExploringFosterCare]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Five Items to Consider when Exploring Foster Care]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/parent-wars/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-29T21:11:13+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/02/ParentsFirst.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ParentsFirst]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Black family hugging | Parent Wars: What Can We Do About It?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/second-meeting-with-birth-father/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-29T21:17:22+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/01/SecondMeeting.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[SecondMeeting]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Man looking out an office window | My Second Meeting With my Birth Father]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/word-year-beautiful/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-29T21:29:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/01/WordoftheYearBeautiful.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[WordoftheYearBeautiful]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Word of the Year: Beautiful]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/word-year-margin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-29T21:31:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/01/WordoftheYearMargin.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[WordoftheYearMargin]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Word of the Year: Margin]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/new-years-day-conversation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-29T21:38:41+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/01/NewYearsDayConversation.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[NewYearsDayConversation]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/5-things-know-beginning-adoption-process/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-29T21:54:12+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/01/FiveThingsBeforeBeginning.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[FiveThingsBeforeBeginning]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Highlighter on home study checklist | 5 Things You Should Know Before Beginning the Adoption Process]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/words-matter/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-29T21:58:53+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/01/WordsMatter.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[WordsMatter]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Woman writing on glass | Words Matter]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/want-birth-fathers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-29T22:07:21+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/09/BirthMothersBirthFathers-09.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[BirthMothersBirthFathers-09]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/white-momma-black-child/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-29T22:10:53+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/01/WhiteMommaBlackChild.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[WhiteMommaBlackChild]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/learning-embrace-differences/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-29T22:14:38+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/12/EmbraceDifferences1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[EmbraceDifferences]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adopting-11th-child/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-29T22:20:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/12/11thChild.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[11thChild]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Woman holding little girl. Adopting An 11th Child.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/selecting-theme-new-year/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-29T22:32:15+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/12/10384524_766076743487281_3113238479968939730_n.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[10384524_766076743487281_3113238479968939730_n]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/planning-second-meeting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-29T22:38:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/12/PlanningASecondMeeting.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[PlanningASecondMeeting]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Planning a Second Meeting]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/dear-struggling-mother-part-2-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-02T22:42:37+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/12/StrugglingMother2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[StrugglingMother2]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/sticker-charts-fail/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-02T22:45:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/12/StickerChartsFail.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[StickerChartsFail]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Girl working on puzzle. When Sticker Charts Fail]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/always/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-02T22:50:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/12/AlwaysOurs.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[AlwaysOurs]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[He was Always Ours]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/three-people-every-adoptive-parent-needs-speed-dial/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-02T22:53:19+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/12/SpeedDial.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[SpeedDial]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Three People Every Adoptive Parent Needs on Speed Dial]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoption-young-adult-fiction-part-2-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-02T22:56:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/11/YoungAdultFiction2-2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[YoungAdultFiction2-2]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[young adult fiction adoption books]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/5-ways-prepare-spending-holidays-childs-birth-family/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-02T22:56:43+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/12/holidayswithchildsbirthfamily.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[holidayswithchildsbirthfamily]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[holidays with child's birth family]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/11/NAM-footer-2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[NAM-footer-2]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/gift-for-childs-birth-mother/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-02T22:57:13+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/11/PerfectGiftforChildsBirthMother.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[PerfectGiftforChildsBirthMother]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[gift birth mother]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/disneys-tarzan-brought-tears/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-02T22:58:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/12/redhead-crying.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[redhead crying]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/11/NAM-footer-2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[NAM-footer-2]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/family-resemblance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-02T23:00:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/12/mom-and-daughter-walking.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[mom and daughter walking]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/journey-birth-father/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-02T23:01:40+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/12/journeytobirthfather.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[journeytobirthfather]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[journey to my birth father]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/11/NAM-footer-2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[NAM-footer-2]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/original-name-identity/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-02T23:01:43+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/11/originalname.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[originalname]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[original name]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/aarp-kindergarten-collided/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-02T23:06:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/AARP.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[When AARP and Kindergarten Collided]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The thought of being eligible for AARP never freaked me out. I've always enjoyed my age, whatever it was. The day that my notice for AARP eligibility arrive]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/becoming-a-mulitcultural-family/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-02T23:08:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/multicultural.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Becoming a Multicultural Family]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When you choose to adopt internationally the odds are great that you are adding diversity to your family. With this choice you are also making the decision]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/choices/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-02T23:09:29+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/06/IamWhoIam-04.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Choices]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The choice I made to place my daughter for adoption five years ago shaped me into who I am now.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/a-piece-of-my-life/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-02T23:12:18+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/pieceofmylife.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[A Mother's Piece of Life]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Adoptive mother and daugher]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/three-things-wish-id-known-placing-baby/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-03T17:53:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/10/BeforePlacingMyBaby.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Three Things I Wish I'd Known Before Placing My Baby]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Many things come to mind when I think back to before I started the process of placement . . . so many things I wish I'd known.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/janelles-journey-pregnancy-parenting-realizing-adoption-provide-son/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-03T17:56:54+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/09/LOVE-06.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Janelle’s Journey Through Pregnancy, Parenting, and Realizing That Adoption Could Provide More for Her Son]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Janelle's story of pregnancy, parenting, and coming to the realization that adoption could provide more for the son she so dearly loved.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/angst-adoration/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-03T17:58:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/08/RAD-Boy.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Angst to Adoration]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My son, Daniel, came into our lives when he was 12 years old. After about a year, things still seemed a bit off with Daniel. He was semi-compliant but didn']]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/journey-ends-sorta/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-03T18:02:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/notmyproblem1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The journey ends...sorta]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[After years of searching, I was able to find my mother and thank her for placing me for adoption.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/5-years-later/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-03T18:05:22+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/5years.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[5 years later]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I am convinced that I should write a book or do something amazing. Oh wait, I did. Five years ago, on a cold and snowy evening, I gave birth to a son. I]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/embryo-adoption-in-the-womb/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-03T18:06:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/birthmotherbaskets1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Embryo Adoption: An Adoptive Child in the Womb]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[What exactly does it mean when we say that we adopted embryos? We “adopted” one batch of embryos directly from the genetic parents back in 2011. We tran]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/transracial-adoptee-gratitude-project-day-4-7/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-03T18:18:21+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/difference1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[TRA Gratitude Project: Days 4 - 7 (Belated)]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A transracial adoptee shares her feelings on being adopted.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-questions-people-ask/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-03T18:19:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/questions2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Questions People Ask]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In a recent post, I wrote about practicing answers to questions that people will ask about an adopted child. I'm always surprised at the questions that peop]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/happens-adoption-doesnt-work-family/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-03T18:19:38+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/07/AdoptionDoestWork-01.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[What happens when the adoption doesn't work for your family?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Adopting an older or special needs child can be risky. Enlisting professional help from the beginning is key. But if the adoption doesn't work, there are options.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/birth-certificates-for-adoptees-12/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-03T18:21:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2018/06/Why-Do-Foster-Parents-Get-Paid.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Why Do Foster Parents Get Paid]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fostering a child entails a lot more than you may initially realize. Here's why foster parents get paid.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/another-year-lost/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-03T18:22:21+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/06/NYBirthCertificates-19.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Another Year Lost]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Another year has gone, and the New York Legislature has failed to pass a bill that would make adoptees' original birth certificates available to them.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/understanding-the-birth-mom-compassion-and-love-required/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-03T18:31:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/openness1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Understanding the Birth Mom - Compassion and Love Required]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It is human nature to compare a person's knowledge, life, and situation to our own and immediately come to the conclusion that we "would never do something]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/paying-it-forward/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-03T18:33:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/ready1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Paying it Forward]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Not long after the adoption of our son Noah, we asked one another, “After everything we went through to become parents, would we do it again?” The ans]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/its-not-about-the-baby/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-03T19:03:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/Notaboutthebaby-11.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[It's Not About the Baby]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[“Oh, but babies are the best!” was a frequent rebuttal of my decision to place my little guy for adoption. It was frequently followed by, “You would b]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/why-my-voice-matters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-03T19:04:54+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/VoiceMatters-17.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Why My Voice Matters]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When I first found out I was pregnant, I was the ripe young age of 18. Sure, I knew there were other teen moms and actually knew a girl I went to high schoo]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/hey-new-york-i-want-my-obc/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-03T19:05:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/OBC-25.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Hey New York: I Want My OBC!]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[As an adoptee, I am denied one of the most basic fundamental human rights known to mankind: access to the information about who I am and where I come from.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/providing-structure-for-your-foster-kids/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-03T19:06:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/BestAdviceforFosterParents-02.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Providing Structure for Your Foster Kids]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Becoming a parent for the first time can be an anxiety-inducing process. For the majority of soon-to-be parents, there is a plethora of resources to help re]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/if-only-for-a-little-while/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-03T19:07:09+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/FosterParenting-03.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[From "I Could Never" to "If Only For a Little While"]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Before our first child was born, my husband and I worked as weekend houseparents at a crisis nursery. It was a job I would not have sought out. When I learn]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/happy-mothers-day-mom/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-03T19:07:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/05/MothersDay-09.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Happy Mother's Day, Mom]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When you’re adopted, like I am, the world can be confusing in many ways. There are reminders all the time-- birthdays, Mother’s Day, and Father’s Day,]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoption-travel-to-russia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-03T19:10:58+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/luggage.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adoption Travel to Russia]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Trip The first thing you will realize upon arrival in the country where you are adopting is that the living conditions in most regions are not what y]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/whats-right-for-my-home/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-03T19:11:33+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/whatsok.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[What's Right For MY Home]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Open adoption is a funny thing. Where’s the rule book? How are supposed to know what is right and what is wrong when it comes to setting boundaries? After]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/a-little-shock-of-open-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-03T19:13:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/alittleshockof.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[A Little Shock of Open Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I love sociology. That’s what I majored in when I was in college (although my career has nothing to do with sociology now). There was a famous experime]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/dont-forget-about-the-birth-father/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-03T19:15:46+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/dontforget.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Don’t Forget About the Birth Father!]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I was anything but excited my when my phone beeped to tell me I had a text message. It’s not that I didn’t like getting text messages from my wife- to t]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/fall-2011-growing-up-and-away/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-03T19:18:15+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/growingup.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Fall 2011: Growing Up and Away]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When you place a child, it changes you forever. I am reminded of the saying, "Having a baby changes everything." And boy, do they mean everything. As I look]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/ten-ways-to-help/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-03T19:24:21+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/tenways.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Ten Ways to Help]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Do you have a family member or friend who is trying to adopt through a Foster-Adopt program? Here are a few ways you can be of help: During the Waiting T]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/old-threads-new-duds/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-03T19:47:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/oldthreads.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Old Threads, New Duds]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In many ways, our Littles are blessed. The foster care system intervened in their lives when they were very young, and they will not have much (if any) cons]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/learn-as-you-go-parenting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-03T19:48:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/learnasyougo.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Learn-As-You-Go Parenting]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[,020 miles, eight nights, seven campouts, several hikes, six play-scapes, two swimming pools and one hotel later, we have had our first real vacation with]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/ebbs-and-flows-of-open-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T20:50:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/ebbs.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Ebbs and Flows of Open Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[“Kick, kick, kick!” I said, holding my little girl in the water. Back when I was a teenager, I spent a summer up on a lifeguard stand watching people s]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/happy-mothers-day-to-all-the-mothers-in-my-life/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T20:51:10+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/happymday.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Happy Mother's Day to All the Mothers In My Life]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Back in the 1990s, I spent some time in Guatemala. Completely surrounded by a foreign culture and a foreign language (both of which became second nature to]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/is-birth-parent-contact-whats-best-for-the-kids/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T20:55:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/fryingpan1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Is Birth Parent Contact What's Best for the Kids?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The hardest decision my husband and I have had to make in the seven years since we got our kids is whether to allow contact between them and their birth par]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-beginning/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T20:58:21+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/captainsoaring1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Beginning]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Welcome to my blog post! I’m glad you are here, and I hope you visit often. To give you a little background on our situation, my husband and I have been m]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/willing-to-wait/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T20:58:50+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/empathy1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Willing to Wait]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Two weeks ago, we celebrated one year since the Littles (a sibling group of three) came to live at our house. They were 10 months (boy), 21 months (girl), a]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/a-breakthrough/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T21:05:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/gainingperspective1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[A Breakthrough]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In November, we adopted a sibling group of three. The oldest of this group is a boy we call The Captain, and he turned 4 years old just last Monday. The Cap]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/time-to-celebrate-life/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T21:11:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/timetocelebrate.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Time to Celebrate Life]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Growing up, birthdays always turned into some sort of sad memorial for the birth mother I never knew. I guess it was the realization of never having known h]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/reunited-with-my-birth-son-after-27-years/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T21:12:15+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/words1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Reunited With My Birth Son After 27 Years]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I have been searching for my son since I was 18 years old. I placed him for adoption when he was just shy of a year because I was not capable, at the time,]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/mourning-together/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T21:12:47+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/staying.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Mourning together]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My mom never really talked about the hard times she had with me as a kid, but there was one story I remembered hearing her tell another young lady who had a]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/persistence-pays-off-part-ii/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T21:23:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/persistence2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Persistence Pays Off Part II]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[persistance]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/being-me/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T21:23:22+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/beingme.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Being Me]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Being yourself is powerful, but when you don't have a solid fix on who you are, its nearly impossible to do anything but live in the same cycle. The year]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-love-of-a-mother/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T21:26:33+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/05/FamilyOfTheirOwn-17.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Love of a Mother]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I wanted to share with you something really deep and profound that I have learned going through the process of adoption placement: I have learned that the l]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/fasd-the-failed-child/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T21:27:23+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/FASD.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[FASD: The Failed Child?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I attended an IEP meeting with my daughter’s Special Education team recently. For over an hour, I listened to her teachers report on her progress. Most of]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/looking-back-and-forward-to-national-adoption-day/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T21:36:13+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/backandforward.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Looking Back... and Forward to National Adoption Day]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[What is it about fall that makes us wax sentimental? Is it the subtle shift in the air, the slight crisping of ground beneath our feet, or the bright chill]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/sisters-reunited/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T21:40:10+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/sisters-reunited.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Sisters Reunited]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In this column, I typically write about our sibling group of three youngsters. Today, however, I'm going to speak a little about Pepper, our oldest. When P]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/love-thursday-the-blitz/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T21:40:59+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/blitz.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Love Thursday - The Blitz]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Oh yes, we call him the Blitz. He uses his heat seeking powers to finding the only clean room in the house, run straight to it, and leave it in a dishevel]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-temporary-end-of-family-visits/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T21:43:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/temporary-end.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Temporary End of Family Visits]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[This is a hard post to write because I still have mixed feelings about this topic: birth mom visits. In the case of our three youngest, prior to mom's volun]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/perhaps-easier-said-than-done/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T21:46:43+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/easiersaid.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Perhaps Easier Said than Done!]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Last month, I posted about the book Beyond Consequences, Logic and Control. The book was really helpful in reminding me that traumatized kids are easily re]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/a-year-later/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T21:47:15+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/ayearlater.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[A Year Later...]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Happy kids]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/sibling-pros-and-cons/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T21:48:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/siblingpros.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Sibling Pros and Cons]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lately, I have been reading a lot of blogs dealing with infertility. It must be in the air or something. The great lengths people sometimes go to only to di]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/siblings-vs-siblings/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T21:50:39+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/siblingsvssiblings.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Siblings vs Siblings]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When our older girls were pre-schoolers, people often asked us, "Are they sisters?" Even though I knew they meant no harm, the question irked me. "In every]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoption-to-ashes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T21:56:12+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/ashes.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adoption to Ashesome]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My birth mother passed away in February of 1999. I turned to my biological uncle for answers, who had called me on May 17, 2013. He was unaware of her passi]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/family-visit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T21:56:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/familyvisit.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Family Visit]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When we met "the Littles," they were having weekly supervised visits with their birth mother. However, when she voluntarily relinquished, those visits were]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/a-little-chaos-a-lot-of-love/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T21:58:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/alotofchaos.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[A Little Chaos, A Lot of Love]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Last week we had company from England: my friend Sarah and her boyfriend, Glenn. This was wonderful, a delight, a pure treasure. Nonetheless, it threw the]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/shutterstock_155373527.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Captain and Tinker]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/fall-schedule/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T22:02:55+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/fallschedule.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Fall Schedule]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Things are a little crazy here this week. Both my Bigs started school yesterday, and The Captain (age 4) started today. I feel relieved having school start;]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/why-siblings/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T22:04:21+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/whysibs.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Why Siblings?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[siblings]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/my-sibs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T22:04:38+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/mysibs.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[My Sibs]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I was adopted in a stepparent adoption at the age of 10 along with my older sister, but I never knew any other father. My bio-father left us when I was mont]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/little-kid-craziness/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T22:07:51+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/craziness.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Little Kid Craziness]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[little grumpy kid]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/different-beginnings/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T22:11:27+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/differentbeginnings.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Different Beginnings]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yesterday was Pepper's 15th birthday. For four of our five children, we can't talk with authority about the day they were born, because we weren't there. As]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/similar-sibs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T22:14:21+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/similarsibs.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Similar Sibs]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[first]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-one-that-got-away/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T22:14:45+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/gotaway.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The One That Got Away]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In December, we were faced with a tough decision, one I have spoken little about. In November, when we adopted our three "Littles," bio-mom was pregnant.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/love-changes-things/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T22:26:37+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/lovechangesthings.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Love Changes Things]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yesterday Dear Hubby and I met with The Captain's attachment therapist. Between the three of us, we have decided to suspend his therapy for now. I can h]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/ards-ieps-red-folders-and-other-stuff/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T22:27:07+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/ARDsIEPs.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ARDs, IEPs, Red Folders, and Other Stuff]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Well, it finally happened. The Captain's Kindergarten teacher called me in with concerns about his progress. The gap between The Captain and his classma]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/loving-them-enough/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T22:27:47+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/lovingthemenough.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Loving them Enough]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yesterday I was talking to my support partner about our little ones. He, per usual, listened attentively and then repeated something I had said, asking me]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/mamas-day/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T22:28:53+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/mamasday.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Mama's Day]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I am not the sleep-in kind of person, so in 16 Mother's Days, I've never had a breakfast in bed. However, I've heard of lots that my friends have had, and I]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/Screen-Shot-2014-02-08-at-9.22.34-PM.png</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[fab five]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/recent-placement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T22:41:11+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/recentplacement.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Recent Placement]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[recent placement]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/announcing-the-relaunch-of-adoption-com/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T22:44:25+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/article-featured.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Announcing the Relaunch of Adoption.com]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Seventeen years ago I was a college student who wrote a thesis on how to use the Internet to help children through adoption. I had volunteered in Brazil fo]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-face-of-a-birth-parent/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T22:45:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/bodyremembers.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Face of a Birth Parent]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[parent]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/decision-crossroads/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T22:45:50+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/decisioncrossroads.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Decision Crossroads]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I hate the decisions that fall to an adoptive mom to make, about really serious things, and usually without adequate info. My nine-year-old son is having so]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/fostering-teens/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T22:47:09+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/fosteringteens.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Fostering Teens]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Children in foster care have a hard time trusting others, and this is especially true for teens. By the time the child reaches the teen years, these childre]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/abusive-child/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T22:47:42+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/abusivechildren.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Abusive Child]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sometimes, you may find that your children are abusing each other. This can be torturous for you as a parent, and as a foster parent. Some situations can]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/when-youre-not-part-of-your-childs-story/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T22:48:37+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/when.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[When You're Not Part of Your Child's Story]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Story: What to do when after eight years, your child is still fighting the demons he came with? My oldest son was eight when we got him, and after eight years of p]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/horse-therapy-for-rad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T22:49:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/horse.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Horse Therapy for RAD]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I took my daughter for horse therapy yesterday, and it was fascinating. There is a whole philosophy out there that certain horses (Missouri Fox Trotters to]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/horse-therapy-schmorse-therapy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T22:52:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/bitsandpieces1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Horse Therapy Schmorse Therapy]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It's still all good, but we're really stirring the pot. Today I rode a horse, my daughter did as well. The horse therapist put us on horses that are best fr]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/out-of-the-frying-pan-into-the-fire/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T22:52:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/fryingpan.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Out of the Frying Pan Into the Fire]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Or out of the bedroom into the bathroom. When we saw our therapist on Wednesday, she said my daughter was too comfortable in her bedroom avoiding us. So- sh]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/other-mothers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T18:08:53+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/othermothers.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Other Mothers]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Last week, we were thrilled to have a little foster baby. He came to us straight from the hospital at two days old. Oh, my goodness, he was a beautiful boy.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/birth-family-quandry/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T18:24:38+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/dilemma.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Birth Family Quandry]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I'm in a dilemma-- again-- about birth parent interaction. Just when I thought I had settled it for myself, well I hadn't. The other day I casually mention]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/working/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T18:26:18+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/workingmom.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Working]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[working hard]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/bearing-wrongs-patiently/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T18:27:39+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/bearingwrongspatiently.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Bearing Wrongs Patiently]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Our family is Catholic, which means at this time of year (season of Lent), we each choose something to "sacrifice." Little children do not really understand]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/keeping-the-memories-alive/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T18:29:12+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/keepingthememoriesalive.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Keeping the Memories Alive]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[memories]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/like-a-kid-again/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T18:41:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/likeakidagain.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Like a Kid Again]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I didn't realize that at some point over the past two years I have moved from cheerful optimism in the face of criticism to mumbled apologizing. It wasn't a]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-love-bugs-head-to-school/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T18:49:37+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/lovebugs.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Love Bugs Head to School]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yep. It's my last day of being the headmistress. I am just about to entrust The Captain to his sweet and savvy kindergarten teacher for seven hours a day. I]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/hooray-for-caring-souls/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T18:53:40+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/firstday.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Hooray for Caring Souls]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[We are almost at an end of The Captain's first day of school, and I couldn't be more pleased. Has it been seamless? No. Has it been better than I ever dream]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-test-unplanned-problems/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T18:58:21+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/unplannedproblems.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Test - Unplanned Problems]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I love these crazy monkeys. And sometimes, they really rise to the occasion. On Tuesday, we started out on yet another road trip, this time to Sunshine]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/shutterstock_108048617-back-to-school2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[DSCN5460]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/whats-in-a-name/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T18:58:40+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/patron.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[What's in a Name?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I don't use my children's real names in my blog, ever. There's a good reason for that: When they're 25 and applying for a job, I don't want their prospe]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/medicaljargon.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Captain first day 2012]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/end-of-summer-reality-check/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T19:00:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/endofsummer.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[End-of-Summer Reality Check]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[We live in a delightfully old-fashioned area that ends summer vacation the day after Labor Day. That means we have one more day to tie up any loose ends bef]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/help-my-son-is-missing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T19:01:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/missing.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Help! My Son is Missing!]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[missing]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/reward-time/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T19:12:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/reward.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Reward Time]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I almost can't believe I'm saying this, but my daughter is doing so well that I gave her a cell phone yesterday. I'm very old-school (and old) so I've never]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/birth-fathers-asserting-your-legal-rights/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T19:15:10+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/assertingyourlegalrights.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Birth Fathers: Asserting Your Legal Rights]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[As a father, you do have legal rights. It can be difficult to remember because a lot of focus is on the mother’s rights. But, it is crucial to remember th]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-adoption-scam/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T19:18:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/adoptionscam.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Adoption Scam]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[adoption scam]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/making-progress-with-help-from-grandpa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T19:20:40+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/desperate-girl.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Making Progress With Help From Grandpa]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Help]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/medicaljargon.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Captain first day 2012]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/saying-goodbye-to-a-child/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T19:22:02+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/shutterstock_163593371.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Saying Goodbye to a Child]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Okay. You’ve done all the hard stuff. You’ve hung in there with your foster child, you have driven him/her to a bazillion therapy appointments, you've b]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/therapeutic-or-treatment-care/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T19:23:58+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/therapeuticfoster.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Therapeutic or Treatment Care]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sometimes children who come into foster care are medically fragile. It is possible they have been severely emotionally damaged by their previous families. O]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/short-term-foster-care/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T19:24:25+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/shorttermfostercare.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Short-Term Foster Care]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[This kind of foster care is intended to provide short-term care to children whose parents may be experiencing special or emergency needs of their own. Th]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/emergency-foster-care/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T20:13:54+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/emergencyfostercare.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Emergency Foster Care]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In some cases a child will be left with no family to care for him, or the child's immediate removal from his current home is necessitated by extreme circums]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/making-the-decision-to-search/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T20:16:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/makingthedecisiontosearch.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Making the Decision to Search]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[One of the first questions faced, certainly by adult adoptees, and by many birth parents, either in online or offline conversations, is "Are you searching?"]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/who-are-the-children/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T20:17:32+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/whoarethechildren.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Who Are the Children?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Teenagers. Sibling groups. Children with physical, mental, or emotional disabilities. Children who have been abused and neglected. These are the children]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/taking-three-rad-kids-on-a-two-week-vacation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T20:38:33+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/3RAD.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Taking Three RAD Kids on a Two-Week Vacation]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My girlfriend said to me, "Two weeks?! I've never gone on a two-week vacation with my kids. I can hardly handle the stress of even packing a bag for a weeke]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/my-open-adoption-not-what-it-should-be/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T20:42:15+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/nothwatitshouldbe.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[My Open Adoption: Not What It Should Be]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Earlier this year, my adoption closed. To say that I didn't see it coming would be a lie. I had dreams about it, and I could almost taste it months before i]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/shutterstock_114758131special-needs2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[sorrow]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/meeting-my-birth-family-hide-or-seek/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T22:20:50+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/hideorseek.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Meeting My Birth Family: Hide or Seek]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Of course, we didn’t talk about retrievers. In fact, that first conversation with my birth mom may have been the only time they were mentioned. The initia]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/twenty-one/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T22:22:43+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/21.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Staying Home]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[staying home]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/connecting-together/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T22:25:14+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/connecting.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Connecting Together]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My husband and I adopted a child from foster care earlier this year. She has been living in our home for over a year now and we have all grown closer togeth]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/when-words-arent-enough/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T22:28:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/words.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[When Words Aren't Enough on the phone]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It has been an interesting December, as far as writing goes. Of course I expected it, in a way. Phoenix will be 3 on the 30th of this month. I talked to Ta]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/a-day-with-my-son/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T22:28:53+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/aday.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[A Day With My Son]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I spent the better part of today with my oldest son. We took a walk around the town, and we went to the library, and I listened to him dream out loud. He]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/you-grew-in-my-heart/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T22:30:51+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/heart.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[You Grew In My Heart]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Adoption is not a secret in our home. Adoption is celebrated as the special way we have been brought together. But it can be a confusing concept for]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/defining-family/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T22:31:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/defining.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Defining Family]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When I talk or think about my family’s decision to adopt through foster care, I say it might be easier for my family because we already have a unique fami]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/my-first-conversation-with-my-birth-mother-tears-and-retrievers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T22:33:13+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/tearsandretrievers.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[My First Conversation With My Birth Mother: Tears and Retrievers]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Marty did tell the truth. He did call his sister. Oh, to have been a fly on the wall to hear him begin that conversation! Was he abrupt and to the point? Or]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/shutterstock_165583010-proof-2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[HAPPY TEARS]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/expanding-horizons-meeting-my-biological-family/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T22:34:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/expanding1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Expanding Horizons - Meeting My Biological Family]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In “Aunt Bea, She Ain’t,” I quickly came to the realization that my birth mother was not exactly the kind of woman I had envisioned most of my lif]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/iep-ideas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T22:37:15+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/ARDsIEPs.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[IEP Ideas]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Problem: Difficulty completing homework; exhausted and drained by end of school day from accumulated stress of school. Accommodations: Modify homework]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/behavior-control-with-a-behavior-plan-for-foster-children/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-06T22:48:22+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/shutterstock_177060569-disciplining-foster-child2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Behavior Control with a Behavior Plan for Foster Children]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It is important to have a structured plan to deal with behavior problems. A plan allows you to be consistent each time in dealing with an issue. Your foster]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/birth-dis-order/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T21:01:12+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/birth-disorder.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Birth Dis-Order]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I've always been fascinated by how birth order impacts personality. I suspect this is because I am a middle child and I somehow believe the whole world is c]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-littles-and-the-bigs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T21:03:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/littlesandbigs.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Littles and the Bigs]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[little hand]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/parenting-across-color/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T21:03:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/parentingacross.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Parenting Across Color]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When my hubby and I made our decision to adopt 15 years ago, we decided we would be open to any child, regardless of ethnicity or cultural background. The]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/built-in-cheering-squad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T21:04:51+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/builtin.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Built in Cheering Squad]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Okay, I know, I sing it all the time. Sibling adoption is great! And I actually mean it. Take today, for instance. Our 2-year-old is learning to potty. I]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/Jackson-Placement-01.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[tink and captain on table]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-bio-bond/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T21:07:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/bio-bond.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Bio Bond]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I recently read an interesting Newsweek article about adopted twins. The two girls were abandoned in China about a week apart and ended up in the same orpha]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/are-my-past-choices-linked-to-being-adopted/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T21:08:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/past.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Are My Past Choices Linked to Being Adopted?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Before I started the search for my biological family--the search for my roots--my life had been full of ups and downs. While searching for my birth mom, I s]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/back-to-school/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T21:08:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/back-to-school.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Back to School]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I don't think I have mentioned that I am in a weight loss program, and that includes exercise. As I am losing weight and becoming stronger and more fit, I f]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/those-inquiries/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T21:11:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/inquiries.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Those Inquiries]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yesterday I met a new friend at the YMCA to exercise. I don't know what has happened to me (maybe 3 additional kids?), but I think I am starting to look m]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/honestly-assessing-older-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T21:11:29+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/honestly-assessing.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Honestly Assessing Older Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[To me, choosing to become a parent was not that difficult. I was born to the role. I had known since the age of 19 I was infertile, so deciding to adopt whe]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/flipping-the-adoption-switch-on-and-off/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T21:13:37+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/flipping.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Flipping the Adoption Switch On and Off]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[One night, back before I met my wife, I was half asleep when my roommate came in and started to get ready for bed. “Turn off the hall light once you’]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/emotions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T21:14:55+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/emotions.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Emotions]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Adoptee confides in her hairdresser]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/diffusing-the-bomb/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T21:17:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2018/06/How-Can-I-Possibly-Choose-a-Family-to-Adopt-My-Child1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How Can I Possibly Choose a Family to Adopt My Child]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Defusing the Bomb]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/a-feeling-of-entitlement-with-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T21:21:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/entitlement.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[A Feeling of Entitlement with Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My wife and I have been following a story going on about a thousand miles away from us, and this couple’s experience begs the question: At what point is]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoption-the-alternative-to-pregnancy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T21:22:18+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/alternative.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adoption...The Alternative to Pregnancy?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My heart aches for a friend today. She is having to make a very tough decision, which I’m glad I never had to make. I’ll get back to that in a bit…]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/Neg-50.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[feet]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/precious-children/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T21:25:13+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/preciouschildren.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Precious Children]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Recently, I read an editorial by someone who thought "older parenting" was a terrible idea. I thought I dismissed her characterization of older parents out Recently, I read an editorial by someone who thought "older parenting" was a terrible idea. I thought I dismissed her characterization of older parents out]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/ard-iep-and-other-alien-words/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T21:25:54+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/AED.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ARD, IEP and other Alien Words]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Our 5-year-old (The Captain) has been in a Pre-K program through the school district these past two years. It's called PEAR, Pre-School Expessive and Rece]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/healing-after-placement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T21:28:39+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/healingafterplacement.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Healing After Placement]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[dealing with grief]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/Screen-Shot-2014-02-08-at-9.44.15-PM.png</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Girl in the Mirror]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/expanding-horizons-with-my-birth-family/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T21:29:13+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/expanding.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Expanding Horizons With My Birth Family]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Later, we gathered for a while in my birth mother, Vi’s, home. It was a lovely old home she was renovating, built on land that rolled slightly, with a fr]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/my-biological-family-bonus-siblings/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T21:29:37+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/bonus.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[My Biological Family - Bonus Siblings]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[First and foremost, let me say this, I was blessed with wonderful siblings! I'm not talking about my biological siblings, I'm talking about my adoptive sibl]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/first-impressions-and-the-childs-life-history/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T21:30:49+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/1st.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[First Impressions and the Child's Life History]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Do you remember when you made your very first impression on a job, or with a friend, or maybe even meeting your significant other? I remember when I was sev]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/celebration-one-year-mark-with-foster-care-placement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T21:31:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/celebration.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Celebration! One Year Mark With Foster Care Placement]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Just a year and a half ago, my husband and I were trying to adopt from foster care. We had a failed adoption 1 year prior to that so we were trying to be ca]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/one-mother-or-two/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T21:32:50+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/2mothers.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Two hearts reprinting the adoptive mother and the birth mother]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Two hearts reprinting the adoptive mother and the birth mother]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-sick-and-wounded/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T21:33:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/sickwounded.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Sick and Wounded]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Oh dear, how the mighty have fallen. A week ago, my 13 year old had a sniffle. This was followed by fever, chills, aches, pains and a cough that won't q]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/when-giving-up-works/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T21:34:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/givingup.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[When Giving Up Works]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[We had reached the end of the road with my seventeen-year-old son who would not do his school work. We tried peanut butter sandwiches instead of yummy fo]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-truth-hurts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T21:35:50+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/thetruthhurts.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Truth Hurts]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[After adopting me, my parents continued to do foster care and over the course of my young life many children came and went from our home. This specific stor]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/birth-mother-blues/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T21:38:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/blues.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Birth Mother Blues]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Our almost 13-year-old, "Sunshine," is a musician. Yes, it is something we have cultivated in her but it is also very definitely something she was bor]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/shutterstock_107817017-a-magical-day2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[sunshine]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/my-adoption-label/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T21:38:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/label.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[My Adoption Label]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In our society, we label everything. We even have label makers and electronic tags to help us keep the things we've labeled organized. While labeling things]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/Children-in-families-first-act-seeks-to-.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Adopted Chil]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/a-gift/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T21:57:07+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/profilepic2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[A Gift]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Gift: I have eight children, six are adopted. We have varying degrees of openness in our adoptions. Our birth parents range from severely mentally ill, to profoun]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/he-did-this-for-us/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T22:02:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/heart.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[He Did This for Us]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I always knew that I was adopted. My parents shared this information with me when I was probably four years old. It never really bothered me, though I did w]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/preparing-for-the-arrival-of-your-child-part-5/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T22:34:20+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/preciouschildren1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Preparing for the Arrival of Your Child - Part 5]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Daily Routine Needs Fortunately, there are many book titles available that detail the basic daily needs of children of all ages. Here are just a few thin]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/preparing-for-the-arrival-of-your-child-part-3/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T22:35:32+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/oldthreads.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Preparing for the Arrival of Your Child - Part 3]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pre-Placement Visits With older children over the age of 3 or 4 years, one or more visits may be required before the child moves in. No one can predict how]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/preparing-for-the-arrival-of-your-child-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T22:36:10+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/safety.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Preparing for the Arrival of Your Child - Part 2]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Safety Babies to Age 2 For babies up to age 2, safety measures appear more obvious than they do for older children. Thinking about safety is equally i]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/facing-the-racial-issues/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T22:37:50+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/builtin.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Facing the Racial Issues]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I remember someone came up to me in the airport, in disbelief, to stare at Sophia and ask if she was ours. I quipped, "Yes, she's only 12 hours old and we a]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/my-search-with-a-guiding-hand-from-above/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T22:38:31+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/good-birthmom.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[My Search with a Guiding Hand from Above]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[When I decided to search for my siblings, I asked the permission of my adoptive mother. She granted me her permission and gave me all the information she ha]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adopting-our-nephew/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T22:42:39+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/defining.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adopting Our Nephew]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[We have a very unique and special adoption situation. My husband and I adopted my youngest sister's baby. She decided early in her pregnancy that she was to]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/creating-a-birthing-plan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T22:43:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/shutterstock_82575205.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Creating a Birthing Plan]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Organizing and preparing for your new baby may be two of the most difficult things during your pregnancy. One great way to help with preparing for the baby]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/medication-during-pregnancy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T22:43:37+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/medication.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Medication During Pregnancy]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[For most women, pregnancy comes with headaches, backaches, body aches, swelling, and soreness-- to name just a few. But not all pain medications are created]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/emotional-healing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T22:44:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/abnormalparenting1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Emotional Healing]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[You’ve decided to place your child with an adoptive family. That decision on its own was difficult. It was heartbreaking. You’ll find that the days foll]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/coping-with-loss/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T22:44:55+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/fruits.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Coping with Loss]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Placing a child for adoption affects each person differently. With most, there is a sense of loss. Some parents expect this, while some are completely surpr]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/many-hands-an-adoptees-healing-journey/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T22:46:46+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/shutterstock_144976153-many-hands2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Many Hands: An Adoptee's Healing Journey]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I've often thought that my real healing began on the breezy morning when I watched my adoptive mother's ashes sink into the endless blue of Maui's friendly]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/dont-go-in-alone/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T22:47:30+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/shutterstock_143065705-dont-go-in-alone2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Don't Go In Alone]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Before being reunited with my son three years ago, I had never even met another birth mother. TV movies, talk show reunions, and "Dear Abby" columns were th]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/at-home-therapy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T22:48:41+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/breakthrough.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[At-Home Therapy]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Therapy: When we adopt older children, they often arrive to our homes with various worries, insecurities, issues, or emotional gaps. Sometimes these issues are serio]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/my-top-ten-memories/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T22:51:08+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/calculatedrisk.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[My Top Ten Memories]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Memories: More than four years ago, I adopted my daughter when she was six years old. She arrived as an undersized, scared, quiet, pale little girl. Very quickly, I r]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/attachment-and-neurofeedback/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-09T22:51:58+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/shutterstock_147632561.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Attachment and Neurofeedback]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Attatchment: On a raw November morning, Judy and Rob had to make a quick decision. Sam, Judy's three-year-old student in daycare, needed emergency foster care. Although]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-captain-and-school/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-13T21:21:45+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/captain.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Captain and School]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[This week, after nearly a year of waiting, The Captain had his appointment with the Developmental Psychiatrist. We are looking at his cognitive ability an]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/Screen-Shot-2014-02-09-at-10.30.50-PM.png</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[tin man sweet face]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/physician-recognizing-the-signs-of-sexual-abuse/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-16T21:42:33+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/abuse.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Physician: Recognizing the Signs of Sexual Abuse.]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[What are some of the signs and behavioral presentations exhibited by a sexually abused child? Many times the sexually abused child is old enough to verb]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/toddler-misbehaves/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-16T21:43:25+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/behavior.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Toddler Misbehaves]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Question: When I take my 2-year-old daughter out to friends' homes, she starts doing all kinds of things she would never do at home. I can't understand w]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-terrible-twos/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-16T21:44:54+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/tantrum.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Terrible Twos]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[terrible twos]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/learning-to-share/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-16T21:45:36+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/sharing.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Learning to Share]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Question: My child will be three this summer and will begin attending a preschool at our church in September. But I am concerned--and embarrassed--about]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/honoring-veteran-birthmothers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-16T21:47:37+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/firstmothers.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Honoring Veteran Birth Mothers]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[As Memorial Day approaches, our country takes the time to reflect on the sacrifice our Veterans made years before. When I see a Veteran today, a sensation o]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/words-i-hate-to-say/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-16T21:50:43+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/shutterstock_108320879.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Words I Hate to Say]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Words I Hate to Say]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/anniversary-gifts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-16T21:53:24+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/shutterstock_168661964-the-gifts2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Anniversary Gifts]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Some of my husband's and my wedding anniversaries saw long-stemmed red roses and fancy dinners in expensive places; others included my feeble attempts to pr]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoption-from-both-sides/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-16T21:57:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/shutterstock_174265919-flower-bouquet2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adoption From Both Sides]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I was adopted at birth by a family who was very familiar with adoption. Everyone on my mother's side was adopted, and my cousin on my father's side was adop]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/physician-h-pylori-screening/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-16T21:58:32+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/hpylori.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Physician: H. Pylori Screening?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The incidence of H. pylori (Helicobacter pylori) is very low in children of industrialized countries. The incidence increases by a small amount every year a]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/psychologist-symptoms-of-trauma/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-16T22:01:58+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/traumatic-stress-reaction.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Psychologist: Symptoms of Trauma]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[What symptoms suggest that an adopted child has been exposed to a significant traumatic event? Many adopted children have, unfortunately, faced traumatic]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/secrecy-vs-privacy-in-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-16T22:04:15+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/shutterstock_119521075.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Secrecy vs. Privacy in Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Once again, my four-year-old daughter has put an issue in front of my face that has forced me to rethink my usual stance. I was picking her up from daycare,]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/to-be-a-birth-mother/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-16T22:08:14+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/loveofamother.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[To Be a Birth Mother]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I am sitting across from a young woman in Village Inn, arriving after she phoned me earlier in sobs. She sat quickly and I immediately notice her swollen ey]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/discovering-our-childrens-heritage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-16T22:10:56+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/shutterstock_150194924-heritage2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Discovering Our Children's Heritage]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A little girl stared wide-eyed from the Boeing 777 that had carried her across the wide Pacific Ocean back to her beginnings in China. At just a few days]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/a-journey-to-motherhood-for-molly/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-16T22:11:18+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/shutterstock_181262075-journey-to-motherhood2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[A Journey to Motherhood—For Molly]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[March 30 Dearest Molly, After a year and a half of waiting, planning, saving, and talking, it is finally happening—I am on my way to you! Aunty Sheila]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/this-particular-life/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-16T22:12:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/shutterstock_110130863-this-particular-life2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[This Particular Life]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[This Particular Life]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/its-for-you-for-mothers-day/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-16T22:13:42+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/shutterstock_108770513-white-flower2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[It's for You, for Mother's Day]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Last week my eight-year-old foster daughter came bouncing through the back door. She had that look on her face that could only mean she was bursting at the]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/through-the-eyes-of-a-grandmother/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-16T22:14:09+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/shutterstock_94642423-grandmother2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Through the Eyes of a Grandmother]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It was with mounting excitement that I waited for the arrival of my family. The welcoming banners, decorations, streamers, and balloons had been strung up.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/how-do-kids-with-attachment-problems-grieve/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-16T22:17:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/grieve.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How do kids with attachment problems grieve?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My husband's mother died last week. She had spent a couple o]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/our-most-memorable-family-meal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-16T22:18:33+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/shutterstock_128580530-corn-pie2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Our Most Memorable Family Meal]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It was the busiest time. It was the most broken time. It was a time of worry and invention. We were a new group foster home, housing up to eight teenaged]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/complicating-my-life/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-16T22:18:58+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/shutterstock_101162785-real-thing-comes-along2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Complicating My Life]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fourteen years ago, at a loss for love, I got a puppy. "It will complicate your life," my sister objected. "You won't be able to go anywhere." "Dogs are]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/physician-screenings-for-post-institutionalized-children/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-16T22:20:12+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/screenings.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Internationally adopted children often need several blood tests to screen for potential problems.]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Internationally adopted children often need several blood tests to screen for potential problems.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/i-realized-i-married-a-dream-dad-when/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-16T22:21:18+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/bestdad.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[I Realized I Married a Dream Dad When...]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[You see, that's not something he would normally do. He is a very giving, loving, and caring husband and father, but a recent experience we had tested everyo]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/questions-to-ask-when-considering-a-placement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-16T22:27:53+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/davethomas.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Questions to Ask When Considering a Placement]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[placement]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/i-am-a-birth-mother/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-16T22:28:30+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/1228123_19629867.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[I Am a Birth Mother, and It Was the Best Decision I Ever Made]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I handed my baby over, and the tears began to flow incessantly. I tried to keep them in until he drove away with his adoptive parents. I did not want to mak]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adopting-a-toddler/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-16T22:32:43+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/creatingasuccessfulopenadoption.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adopting a Toddler]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Naively self-confident, my husband and I adopted a young child who had experienced severe neglect and many disruptions in his first year-and-a-half of life.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/false-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T19:11:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/growingup.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[False Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In 1994 my sister gave birth to a healthy baby boy. At the time, she was a victim of spousal abuse and had been terrified to bring the baby home. Not to my]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/bonding-and-attachment-when-it-goes-right/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T19:12:49+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/iseeinhim.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Bonding and Attachment: When it Goes Right]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bonding and attachment are both cornerstones of human development. They are essential to a child’s stable functioning as she grows. Bonding and attachm]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/preparing-for-the-arrival-of-your-child-part-6/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T19:14:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/parentsareparents.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Preparing for the Arrival of Your Child - Part 6]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bonding &amp; Attachment Bonding and attachment are two very different but very important processes every new parent should know something about. Bon]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/more-bullies-bite-the-dust/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T19:20:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/morebullies.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[More Bullies Bite the Dust]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My daughter is on fire. First she punched the boy that was kicking her. Now she's handled two girls that keep trying to get her in trouble. Kaylyn has stars]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/shutterstock_141007126-file2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[eagle]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/why-dont-they-learn/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T19:21:52+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/whydontthey.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Why Don't They Learn?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I am so very frustrated with my seventeen-year-old son. Ever since we adopted him nine years ago, he pulls the same stunt a dozen times a school year. H]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/shutterstock_102129400-fathers-day2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[hot stove]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/dont-give-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T19:24:50+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/dontgiveup.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Don't Give Up]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[RAD kids live to wear you down. They think they’re going to succeed, and often they do. Who can stand up to the abuse 24/7 for years on end? You can. Pick]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/introduction-to-international-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T19:25:07+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/internationaladoption.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Introduction to International Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[International (or intercountry) adoption was virtually unknown in the United States until the 1950s in the aftermath of the Korean war when the first "inter]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-pain-of-no-friends/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T19:26:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/no-friends.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Pain of No Friends]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My darling, sweet, totally socially clueless fifteen-year-old daughter can't make (or keep) a friend to save her life. The more desperately she chases after]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/01/shutterstock_100915462-petition2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[no friends]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-art-of-delivering-consequences/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T19:30:40+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/consequences.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Art of Delivering Consequences]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My ten-year-old son, who had been making near-thrilling progress in obedience, cooperation, and effort, had a really bad day yesterday. I mean a really, rea]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/nurturing-activities/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T19:35:23+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/othermothers.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Nurturing Activities]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A child with attachment disorder did not successfully complete the bonding cycle in those first few years of life. An important part of therapeutic par]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/bonding-and-attachment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T19:46:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/abnormalparenting.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Bonding and Attachment: Part III]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In the first article I discussed some of the causes of Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). In the second, I talked about the symptoms of RAD in infants and]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/when-it-goes-awry/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T19:46:33+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/shutterstock_107322404.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[When it Goes Awry]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Attachment problems, when they arise, do not stem from any single cause, but are the result of multiple influences. A number of risk factors have been ident]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/foundations-of-attachment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T19:47:11+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/happynationaladoptionday.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Foundations of Attachment]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[We like to believe love is an emotion which descends upon people in some incomprehensible way, and that the euphoric mood is due to some mysterious connecti]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/education-and-the-child-of-trauma/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T19:47:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/back-to-school1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Education and the Child of Trauma]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Schools are filled with children who are victims of recent trauma or have a life filled with trauma. The violence in communities witnessed by youth has beco]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/getting-mad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T19:47:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/temper.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Getting Mad]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I admit it's a self-serving question since I lost mine yesterday. I had been doing sooo well not getting angry. I was parenting with pizzazz. But the strain]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-day-i-told-my-adoption-story-to-the-handyman/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T19:51:23+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/Handyman-02.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Day I Told My Adoption Story to the Handyman]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[For almost eight years now, I have been a resident of the Phoenix area – The Valley of the Sun. It seems to me like people who don’t live in Phoenix lov]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/albinos-giant-meatballs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T19:52:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/albinos.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Albinos and Giant Meatballs]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Albinos and Giant Meatballs]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/four-ways-birth-fathers-can-thrive/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T19:53:40+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/06/BirthFathers-20.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Four Ways Birth Fathers Can Thrive]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[birth father]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/%3Fpost_type%3Darticles%26p%3D6995/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T19:55:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/05/SpendingTime-30.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Making a Hospital Plan]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[hospital]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/05/36.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[36]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/05/47.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[47]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/05/74.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[74]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/05/161.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[161]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/05/145.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[145]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/05/217.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[217]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/once-a-birth-mother-always-a-birth-mother/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T19:57:30+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/OnceABirthMother-25.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Once a Birth Mother, Always a Birth Mother]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[For any wonderful people that have the joy of watching a loved one go through the process, realize that it is a lifelong process. My adoption didn't start]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/an-adoption-conversation-between-5-year-olds/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T20:00:47+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/BirthMark-14.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[An Adoption Conversation Between 5-Year-Olds]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Adoption is a very comfortable topic in our home. It is something we celebrate, something we reverence, and a subject that is often discussed. We welcome an]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/advocating-for-my-loved-one/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T20:03:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/advocatingformy.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Advocating for My Loved One]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Well, the school year has started for us; I'm sure I will write later about our first day. I couldn't help but contrast the picture of the start of the ye]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/02/medicaljargon.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Captain first day 2012]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/rad-kids-dont-have-holiday-foundations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T20:06:09+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/RADholidays.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[RAD Kids Don't Have Holiday Foundations]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[We can all think of ways we spent Christmas with our families: special activities or treats or decorations that we loved year after year after year and perh]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/word-year-dauntless/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T20:11:47+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/01/WordoftheYearDauntless.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[WordoftheYearDauntless]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Female hiker looking over a valley | My Word of the Year: Dauntless]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/eighteen-foster-care-system/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T20:12:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/01/EighteenAndOut.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[EighteenAndOut]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Eighteen and Out of the Foster Care System]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/7-considerations-communicating-birth-child/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T20:17:51+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/11/CommunicatingWithYourBirthChild.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[CommunicatingWithYourBirthChild]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[boundaries]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/a-less-than-stellar-performance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T20:18:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/lessthanstellar.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[A Less Than Stellar Performance]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I am well aware of the intricacies of sibling rivalry. I grew up in a very large family with eleven siblings of my own. I know that siblings can love each o]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/bravery-choosing-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T20:19:19+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/06/ImNotBrave-29.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Bravery in Choosing Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[One of the most frequent statements I hear after telling people my story is how brave I am. I’m told how strong I am and, often, how they could NEVER do w]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/mother/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T20:20:12+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/04/bodyremembers1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Rape or Incest]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pregnancy from rape or incest makes one of the most stressful experiences even harder.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/meeting-match/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T20:21:18+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/06/DNAAdoptionConnection-26.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Meeting My Match]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[whether there were any close matches. My results showed that I had a genetic distance of 3 to Roger Tilles, or that 64 of the 67 markers were a match.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-assistance-of-angels/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T20:22:40+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/05/Angels-05.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Assistance of Angels]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Adoption requires a lot of work, more patience than you think you are capable of, and the assistance of angels along the way. The kindness of others is ofte]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/biological-parent-has-passed-before-reunion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-09-25T18:26:59+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2018/09/What-If-Your-Biological-Parent-Has-Passed-Before-a-Reunion-.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[What If Your Biological Parent Has Passed Before a Reunion]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[What if your biological parent has passed before you could meet? If you had a great desire to meet your biological parent, you probably feel completely...]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/kids-up-for-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-06T00:12:47+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2019/02/Kids-Up-for-Adoption-624x4121.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Kids-Up-for-Adoption-]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[If you are considering adoption from foster care, you may be wondering about the kids up for adoption in your state. While there is definitely some...]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/you-cant-make-your-child-happy-heres-why/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-06T18:15:18+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2019/02/You-Cant-Make-Your-Child-Happy-Heres-Why-624x416.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[You-Cant-Make-Your-Child-Happy-Heres-Why-624x416]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[You can't make your child happy. Here's why. As I wrote out that title, I realized that it could be understood in two ways. One way would be to emphasize...]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/4-ways-music-help-support-adopted-children/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-06T18:20:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2019/02/4-Ways-Music-Can-Help-Support-Adopted-Children-624x264.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[4-Ways-Music-Can-Help-Support-Adopted-Children-624x264]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Here are 4 ways music can help support adopted children. It’s understood at this point that many adoptees struggle with identity and the desire to belong...]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/foster-to-adopt/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-06T18:31:01+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2019/02/Foster-to-Adopt-624x416.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Foster-to-Adopt-624x416]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Every state has different requirements for families seeking to foster to adopt, and each family’s process will be unique. There are some common...]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/divorce-and-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-07T18:56:51+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2019/02/Divorce-and-Adoption-624x416.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Divorce-and-Adoption--624x416]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Divorce and Adoption. No matter the circumstances, divorce is a monumental act. Even when conducted in the “best” of scenarios, divorce is emotionally...]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/cultural-appropriation-halloween-costumes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-07T19:49:56+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2019/02/Cultural-Appropriation-and-Halloween-Costumes-624x416.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Cultural-Appropriation-and-Halloween-Costumes-624x416]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Though it’s not cultural appropriation in the sense of the example above, I don’t love that my daughter likes to dress like Elsa from Frozen. The reason...]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/is-this-my-child-or-my-adopted-child/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-07T19:59:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2019/02/Is-This-My-Child-or-My-Adopted-Child-624x416.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Is-This-My-Child-or-My-Adopted-Child-624x416]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Is this my child or my adopted child? We live in a world where we have grown accustomed to labels. We are inundated daily with labels. These can include...]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/world-of-adoptive-mother-mentally-ill-child/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-07T22:13:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2019/02/The-World-of-an-Adoptive-Mother-With-A-Mentally-Ill-Child-624x416.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The-World-of-an-Adoptive-Mother-With-A-Mentally-Ill-Child-624x416]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[To get inside the world of an adoptive mother with a mentally ill child will help you understand how to help a family who is struggling. Perhaps you have...]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/have-i-said-too-much-or-not-enough/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-11T21:58:41+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2019/02/Have-I-Said-Too-Much-Or-Not-Enough-624x416.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Have-I-Said-Too-Much-Or-Not-Enough-624x416]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[So have you said enough or not enough? I firmly believe that you can scour the Internet for the perfect answer and will find 500 conflicting ones—some of...]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/what-to-say-when-you-honestly-dont-know/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-11T23:26:40+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2019/02/What-to-Say-When-You-Honestly-Dont-Know.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[What to Say When You Honestly Dont Know]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[What to say when you honestly don't know? I find from talking with other adoptive families that parents oftentimes feel a special responsibility to know...]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/its-okay-to-celebrate-your-baby/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T18:13:09+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2019/02/Its-Okay-to-Celebrate-Your-Baby-624x416.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Its-Okay-to-Celebrate-Your-Baby--624x416]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[People want to celebrate with you, but sometimes they don’t know they can.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/my-adoptive-life-gave-me-a-new-beginning/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T18:47:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2019/02/My-Adoptive-Life-Gave-Me-a-New-Beginning-624x416.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[My-Adoptive-Life-Gave-Me-a-New-Beginning-624x416]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My adoptive life gave me a new beginning, one that set me free from the pain of my old life. On January 22, 1987, I was born. It wasn’t easy.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/3-ways-support-family-during-adoption-process/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T20:18:22+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2019/02/Three-Ways-to-Support-a-Family-During-the-Adoption-Process-624x416.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Three-Ways-to-Support-a-Family-During-the-Adoption-Process-624x416]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Here are 3 ways to support a family during the adoption process. Entering into the adoption process is challenging, overwhelming, and frustrating...]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/8-ways-you-can-support-family-who-is-fostering/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-25T20:31:43+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2019/03/8-Ways-You-Can-Support-a-Family-Who-Is-Fostering-.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[8 Ways You Can Support a Family Who Is Fostering]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[There are many ways you can support a family who is fostering. I know quite a few foster families, including many in my own family. The reality is that...]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adopting-siblings/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-01T17:21:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2019/04/Adopting-Siblings.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adopting Siblings]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[And I know that adopting siblings, whether all at the same time or separately over a few years, is not a simple thing. There are many factors to consider.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/when-there-are-no-adoption-resources-in-your-community/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-15T16:51:12+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/10/When-There-Are-No-Adoption-Resources-in-Your-Community-1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[When-There-Are-No-Adoption-Resources-in-Your-Community-]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/should-i-have-an-adoption-baby-shower/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-16T17:47:59+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2019/04/Should-I-Have-an-Adoption-Baby-Shower.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Should I Have an Adoption Baby Shower?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[An adoption baby shower is a great chance to celebrate and get items for your future child. However, there are some things you should consider first.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/should-i-move-closer-to-my-birth-family/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-17T14:44:24+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2017/11/Should-I-Move-Closer-to-My-Birth-Family.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Should I Move Closer to My Birth Family]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/infant-adoption-photolisting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-30T23:46:52+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2019/05/Infant-Adoption-Photolisting.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Infant Adoption Photolisting]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[An infant adoption photolisting is a unique way to bring together your new family. There are so many kids out there, young and old, waiting for a family.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/foster-kids-are-not-unwanted-kids/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-10T16:59:07+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2017/05/foster-kids-are-not-unwanted-kids-meme.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Foster Kids Are Not Unwanted Kids]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It is a myth that foster kids are unwanted kids. They are kids that hope to be reunited with their families or adopted into new families.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/why-adoption-on-social-media-bothers-me/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-10T17:01:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/Why-Adoption-on-Social-Media-Bothers-Me.gif</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Why Adoption on Social Media Bothers Me]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Adoption on social media bothers me. Have you ever searched for the word “adoption” on social media? I’d bet most of what you saw was about animal adoption]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/04/image1-1.png</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[image1 (1)]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/birth-certificates-for-adoptees/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-16T22:33:12+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/birthcertificatesforadoptees.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Birth Certificates for Adoptees]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In any adoption-related search, birth certificates help establish a starting point. What we hope to determine is information about date of birth, gend]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/the-not-in-here-story/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-01T20:31:49+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2019/07/The-Not-in-Here-Story-1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[The Not in Here Story]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA['The Not in Here Story,' by Tracey Zeeck, is an amazing children's story about adoption. This is a story that has touched the hearts of children and adults.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/homeschooling-your-adopted-children/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-03T14:00:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2019/07/Homeschooling-Your-Adopted-Children.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Homeschooling Your Adopted Children]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Homeschooling your adopted children may or may not work for you. Look into it and make an informed decision.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/independence-day-and-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-04T12:00:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2019/07/Independence-Day-and-Adoption.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Independence Day and Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[As Independence Day comes and goes keep in mind how adoption is part of the very fabric of the United States. It has affected many people.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/heritage-hardcore/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-20T18:21:42+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/hard-core.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Heritage Hardcore]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[We adopted our oldest daughter when she was 14 years old. She had previously been adopted by another American family when she was 13 years old, but they di]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/crisis-in-syria-is-teaching-us-about-families-and-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-26T23:09:58+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/10/What-the-Crisis-in-Syria-is-Teaching-Us-About-Families-and-Adoption.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[What-the-Crisis-in-Syria-is-Teaching-Us-About-Families-and-Adoption]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Millions of people from Syria have been displaced since the Syrian Civil War began in 2011. These refugees have fled the country in search of a new life.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/reasons-international-adoption-is-not-the-appropriate-response-to-crisis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-26T23:17:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2016/11/5-Reasons-International-Adoption-Is-Not-The-Appropriate-Response-Text.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[5 Reasons International Adoption Is Not The Appropriate Response To A Natural Disaster, War, Or Other Crisis]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The war in Syria, orphans from the refugee crisis, and other wars and natural disasters around the world are not the appropriate reasons for adoption.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/how-family-celebrate-adoption-throughout-year/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-30T20:15:43+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2019/02/How-Does-Your-Family-Celebrate-Adoption-throughout-the-Year.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[How Does Your Family Celebrate Adoption throughout the Year]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Here's how we celebrate adoption throughout the year. Since we are still in the family-building portion of life, adoption is first and foremost in the...]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/adoption-and-back-to-school/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-09-03T14:46:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2019/08/Adoption-and-Back-to-School.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Adoption and Back to School]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Heading back to school? Here are some resources for teachers and parents to prepare adoption-friendly environments.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/tribute-most-important-person-adoption-process/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-09-04T22:38:15+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2015/08/A-Tribute-to-the-Most-Important-Person-in-My-Adoption-Process.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[A-Tribute-to-the-Most-Important-Person-in-My-Adoption-Process]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/why-adoption-is-important-for-everyone/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-09-06T20:28:13+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2017/12/Why-Adoption-is-Important-for-Everyone-.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Why Adoption is Important for Everyone]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[We must take the initiative and continue to teach how adoption is valuable and important for everyone.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/should-i-place-my-child-with-a-family-member/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-09-06T20:52:07+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2017/08/should-i-place-my-child-with-a-family-member.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[should i place my child with a family member]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[There are a lot of variables to consider when looking at the possibility of placing your child with a family member.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/what-about-older-child-adoption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-09-30T20:56:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2014/03/onechild1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[What About Older Child Adoption?]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[We pursued older child adoption for over a year. After over a year of trying to adopt a newborn independently, I began to question my motives. I realized th]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/when-do-i-need-an-adoption-attorney/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-09-30T21:33:36+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2017/04/when-do-you-need-an-adoption-attorney-meme.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[When Do I Need An Adoption Attorney]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Many adoptions are really straightforward and don’t require an attorney. That said there are definitely situations where you need an adoption attorney.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/articles/no-good-nick-review/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-10-08T14:00:56+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://atollo.adoption.com/uploads/2019/10/No-Good-Nick-Review.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA['No Good Nick' Review]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Interested in watching 'No Good Nick'? Read here to see a foster mom's thoughts on the show. Make sure to preview it before watching it with your child.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
</urlset>
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