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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...

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Raging 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...

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Foster 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...

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It'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...

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Cuts 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...

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Abortion 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...

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Only 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...

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Lucky 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...

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National 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...

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Adoption 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....

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Advocate 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...

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My 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...

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Sounds 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...

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An 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...

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Why 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...

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Featured 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...

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Until 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...

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Adoption 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...

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A 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...

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Birth 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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