Blogs Posts on "Adoption"

Constrained by Life With Dogs on Nov 17, 2009I met a broken dog last week, and I could not take her home. Some of you are already nodding in quiet understanding, despite how little the above statement discloses. For those who are not, let me expound. This was not an injured dog. No scrapes, br...

Is Charlie the lucky one? Really? by Ethiopian Adopion Journey on Nov 15, 2009Many adoptive parents have blogged about this, so why not me too.I wanna put my 2 cents in!But then I read Hijas Americanas' post on the topic and realized I could never be as eloquent. She is a PUBLISHED AUTHOR (something I would LOVE to be, one da...

Beyond Laundry (and Culture Camp) by Our Little Tongginator on Nov 13, 2009Do y'all remember the time I experienced a bit of a laundry crisis last year? Well, for some reason everyone seems to forget THE most important part of that story, which was that the husband and I were heading out the door to hear Adam Pertman, the...

Oh My Lands by Our Little Tongginator on Nov 11, 2009Thank you, Lord... less than 12 hours to go. Y'all - and that gorgeous quilt - have seen me through. Before I recap (vaguely, as per the husband's order), I thought I'd share with y'all a little moment in time that happened one afternoon at school...

100 Wonderful Moments by Our Little Tongginator on Nov 9, 2009Y'all kept me laughing this weekend, so thank you VERY MUCH for your comments on Friday. And I wanted to share with y'all one very special moment that makes everything worth it. The Tongginator's Nanny completed her 100 Good Wishes Quilt a few week...

Google Gets AdMob by Take A Plunge on Nov 9, 2009Google is buying mobile ad startup AdMob for $750 million. This is Google’s largest acquisition after its $3.1 billion purchase of DoubleClick in March, 2008. This is also the third-largest ever after the $1.65 billion YouTube acquisition in 20...

Dinner with new friends by Bring Us A Baby on Nov 9, 2009We went to dinner last Friday with a new couple, a couple that we have met in our adoption class. They were so fun- and it felt so good to talk about our hopes, dreams, and our fears of this adoption process with people that understand what we are go...

National Adoption Month: Adoption from Foster Care by Susan Heim on Parenting on Nov 8, 2009November is National Adoption Month, and AdoptUsKids (http://www.adoptuskids.org) is stepping up its efforts to increase awareness of the need for recruiting and retaining foster and adoptive parents. Through Global Influence, they have asked blogger...

Orphan Sunday by The Church of Jesus Christ on Nov 7, 2009Tomorrow is Orphan Sunday. From here: On November 8, 2009, Christians will do something we’ve never done before. We’ll stand with a united voice across America and beyond for the orphan. Our prayer is that this Orphan Sunday will be remembered...

Tran Racial Adoption by familypaper on Nov 6, 2009Tran racial adoption is where a colored child is placed with white parents. Hoping that the color difference would not match up to the love and belonging the child would feel with its new family. There are fewer young white children available for ado...