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Gayle H. Swift
Gayle Swift is a co-founder of GIFT (Growing Intentional Families Together), an adoption coach, and an adoptive parent. She writes both the GIFT blog and a children's book blog (Writing to Connect) that reviews general-interest books through an Adoption Attuned lens. Gayle's articles have been featured on Adoption.com, AmericaAdopts.com, Portrait of Adoption, and more. She writes about adoption for adults and children. Her award-winning books support adoptive families in their quest to be their best.