Recent Adoption Blog PostsLife after Adoption: Secret Fearsby Pam Connell01 Jul 2009 03:01 PMI 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 Suspicionsby Pam Connell28 Jun 2009 08:18 AMIn 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 Thoughtsby Pam Connell26 Jun 2009 08:05 AMI'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 Connell24 Jun 2009 12:37 AMMike 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 Madonnaby Pam Connell20 Jun 2009 07:52 AMMadonna 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, Continuedby Pam Connell18 Jun 2009 11:15 AMMy 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 Motherby Pam Connell16 Jun 2009 01:11 AMMy 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 Motherby Pam Connell10 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 Loveby Pam Connell31 May 2009 03:17 PMMotherbridge 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 Differentby Pam Connell29 May 2009 01:37 PMThe 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 gina00 says... "Sounds like an interesting book :)" 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." |
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