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Recent Adoption Blog Posts

Life after Adoption: Secret Fears

by Pam Connell

01 Jul 2009 03:01 PM

I recently reviewed Jana Wolff's Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother. My last two blogs share some of My Own Secret Thoughts as we began the adoption process and My Secret Suspicions while we were out of the country adopting.

Secret Suspicions

by Pam Connell

28 Jun 2009 08:18 AM

In my last blog, I shared some fears I had as I began the adoption process. Here, I will share some fears I had about the overseas agency and overseas adoption process in general.

My Very Own Secret Thoughts

by Pam Connell

26 Jun 2009 08:05 AM

I've recently reviewed Jana Wolff's memoir, Secret Thoughts of An Adoptive Mother. I've also shared my own impressions and experiences regarding the issues she raises in two of my blogs: here and here .

Another Book for Middle-Grade Boys!

by Pam Connell

24 Jun 2009 12:37 AM

Mike Lupica is fast becoming as well-known for his middle-grade novels-in particular, the Comeback Kids series-- as for his sports writing and broadcasting. Safe at Home is a book about baseball, friends, parents' expectations, and fitting in.

Mercy for Madonna

by Pam Connell

20 Jun 2009 07:52 AM

Madonna will be allowed to adopt four-year-old Chifundo (in English the name means "Mercy") James after all, Malawian judges have decided. The three judges of Malawi's highest court, in a June 12 session, overruled a lower court's denial of Madonna's adoption petition.

Thoughts of Another Adoptive Mother, Continued

by Pam Connell

18 Jun 2009 11:15 AM

My last two blogs have been a review of Jana Wolff's memoir Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother and my reflections on my experiences and their similarities and differences with Wolff's.Those reflections are continued here.

Thoughts of Another Adoptive Mother

by Pam Connell

16 Jun 2009 01:11 AM

My last blog was a review of Jana Wolff's memoir Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother. It led me to reflect: did I relate to her thoughts as she went through the adoption process? Did I have other secret thoughts? I do sometimes wonder how Wolff's now-teenage son feels about this book.

Book Review: Secret Thoughts of An Adopted Mother

by Pam Connell

10 Jun 2009 11:31 PM

"Dedicated with love to my son's mother and mine," writes Jana Wolff in her memoir Secret Thoughts of An Adoptive Mother.

Book Review: Motherbridge of Love

by Pam Connell

31 May 2009 03:17 PM

Motherbridge of Love has definitely earned a place in my Adoption Books with Great Art series. (Anyone would enjoy the gorgeous artwork-in fact, this book was number 3 on Time Magazine's "10 Best Children's Books of 2007" list.

Book Review: The Heart Knows Something Different

by Pam Connell

29 May 2009 01:37 PM

The Heart Knows Something Different is an anthology of writings by teenagers in foster care. These articles were originally published in a bimonthly magazine called Foster Care Youth United.



Recent Blog Comments
 
Heidi Saxton says...

"Pam: I've been reading your article with interest, having foster-adopted two of my own."

In Book Review: The Heart Knows Something Different

gina00 says...

"Sounds like an interesting book :)"

In Book Review: Secret Thoughts of An Adopted Mother

Samual says...

"I've read a few guide books to adoption myself (UK ones) but I have always found the guide suggests and the reality to be totally different, before we had children my husband was a social worker, who worked in placement."

In Book Review: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Adoption


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