Rebecca Patton Falco has degrees from Duke and Emory Universities in psychology, history, theology, and law. Her articles have been published in Adoption Today magazine and the 2002 Adoptive Families Together Anthology. Rebecca’s first book, Everything In Its Own Time, a mother’s memoir about adopting five children and the ones that got away, has received awards and honors from Next Generation Indie Book Awards, International Book Awards, and USA Best Books, 2011. She’s a former high school social studies teacher, youth minister, litigation associate, coordinator of sexual assault support services, and branch director of an open adoption agency. Atlanta resident, Rebecca is an author, attorney, athlete, adoption advocate and activist for causes involving women, children and issues of equality. She’s a wife to John Falco and adoptive mother to Emily, K.J., Skye, Journey and Becton.