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Recent Adoption Blog | June 2009 Posts

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.



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