{"id":4734,"date":"2020-11-10T12:00:35","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T18:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lfsmusings.com\/?p=4734"},"modified":"2021-01-20T15:53:13","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T21:53:13","slug":"my-adoption-story-national-adoption-awareness-month-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lillyfei.com\/index.php\/2020\/11\/10\/my-adoption-story-national-adoption-awareness-month-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"MY ADOPTION STORY | NATIONAL ADOPTION AWARENESS MONTH 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E1-wbjRHp9w\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p> It&#8217;s that time of year again. It&#8217;s National Adoption Awareness Month. It began as a way to raise awareness of foster care youth in need of permanent homes. 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