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When Did We Tie the Knot?

Posted on March 31, 2015 by

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I made a lousy adoptive parent. I didn’t make life books for any of my three adopted children. If you’re an adoptive parent, you know what this is. It’s a construction of a child’s life, an age-appropriate picture book that recognizes a child’s past… Continue Reading “When Did We Tie the Knot?”

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Worlds Apart: Adopting an Older Child

Posted on November 3, 2011 by

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This is National Adoption Month and I want people to think about adopting older kids.  Practically everyone can envision themselves rescuing a baby Moses from the reeds but it’s a lot harder to become someone’s mother when you have to get them to agree… Continue Reading “Worlds Apart: Adopting an Older Child”

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