More About Oxygen's I'm Having Their Baby
Photo courtesy of Oxygen.comSo, it premiered last night and the blogs are all lit up with comments and rants. Oxygen's "I'm Having Their Baby" has raised quite a bit of awareness, along with...
View ArticleRaging About Adoption Education
Not long ago a blog I follow posted an interesting piece about raising adopted children. Her delima happened on a playground when she had to help her son out a bit when some kids started to rattle him...
View ArticleFoster Care Needs Help
I tell ya, people come in my life and people go out of my life. This past year, one woman came into my life who has helped me see things differently, taught me to take some time to explore what it is...
View ArticleIt's My Book, My Story, So Back Off
Writing about adoption sucks. It also can be quite rewarding, but for the most part it just sucks. I am fortunate for the people I meet that get me, who understand mothers have different stories. The...
View ArticleCuts Like a Razor
As I said in the last post, since becoming a contributor for the magazine Adoption Voices I have been receiving many opinions from folks who feel the need to tell me how much they despise me. It's all...
View ArticleAbortion and Adoption ...
I would like to thank my friend Monika for sharing this and making me aware of this writer. What an interesting and thought provoking post! It is a little long, but well worth taking in her words.What...
View ArticleOnly One Life
photo found at kevinalanlamb.com I love to read. It is the one thing that anyone can do to get away, without paying an arm and a leg for a vacation. One year ago, I was stuffing my nose into any...
View ArticleLucky 13
My favorite thing about this photo is the woman who stopped behind us, just to take a look see. 13 is considered an unlucky number. I happen to like the number 13 and do not find anything...
View ArticleNational Adoption Month? So What!
White Ribbons represent Adoption AwarenessIt's that time of year. For those of us who are in the realm of adoption we are aware of what November brings. You may be one of those who posts religiously to...
View ArticleAdoption Avocation, life heritage and ghost stories ... oh my!
This photo was used courtesy of The Bacon Party on Facebook.Okay, my post on Tuesday was a little weird. But I cannot stand to see people hurting in our Country and not receive the help that they need....
View ArticleAdvocate the right way ... EDUCATION!
I have written so much about adoption. Look at those labels to the right, there are a LOT of topics! My goal this month is to bring that all down to just 10 categories as I have many new followers who...
View ArticleMy Favorite Happy Thought About Adoption
Today is National Adoption Awareness Day, a day meant to bring attention to the topic that so many live day to day. I know that there are those who do not cherish adoption, who often will try and...
View ArticleSounds In The Silence ~ Three Sides of This Birthmotehr
I know, I have not been around much and I do miss writing. But it seems that the people in my community believed in me and I won the School Board Seat by just 8 votes! That was AFTER the absentee and...
View ArticleAn Election To Remember
Well hello to all of you out there in the blogging world! Yes! I am alive! Yes! I do still plan on giving my opinions on adoption! Yes! I have made a plan and resolution to come here at least twice a...
View ArticleWhy I babble about adoption ... let's revisit, shall we?
I am tearing up this keyboard lately, and it will more than likely be tomorrow before I post the latest thoughts in my brain about adoption. But before I do that I want to make sure that all the new...
View ArticleFeatured Writer: Adoption Voices Magazine
I had the honor of being the featured writer this week at Adoption Voices Magazine. Never heard of it? Never been there to visit? What a treat you are missing! Great voices from all sides of the triad...
View ArticleUntil I Am Strong Enough To Carry On
When I was in my late twenties I sustained a work injury that really messed my back up to point that I limped for several years, endured physical therapy, was sent to learn a new trade because I would...
View ArticleAdoption Advocation, Life Heritage and Ghost Stories ... OH MY!
I found this in the archives and it made me smile. Earlier this week, I asked on my Facebook page what people's thoughts were about birthdays in adoption. I had some great responses, insights and...
View ArticleA Rose to Remember
Hello Weekend, and Happy Saturday!This is one of my older posts on Happy Thoughts, a series of writings that share the positive stories I have about my adoptions. It is about what that moment meant to...
View ArticleBirth Mother's Day ... Differing Views
Adoption Author, Lori HoldenI love my contacts in adoption! Long ago, when I first started out online as a blogger I met a fantastic advocate whom I have come to admire. She is one of Parenting...
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