Recent Adoption Blog | International Adoption PostsMore Musings:by Pam Connell24 Mar 2009 10:33 PMAs we were leaving speech therapy last week, we mentioned our plans to have corned beef corned beef for dinner (for St. Patrick's Day). Meg's therapist said, "Are you all Irish?" "Sure. Every last one of us." Except that, like most witty responses, this came to me after the fact. Resources for Learning the History of Other Culturesby Pam Connell16 Mar 2009 04:08 PMWhen I decided to adopt from Korea, I knew next to nothing about the culture. In what little mention of them there is in books, Korea, Vietnam, Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia are often presented as victim nations, poor and often governed by puppet regimes of other countries. Our Adoption Story - The Wait Gets Longby Shoshanna Grey21 May 2008 12:51 PMLaney's agency originally told us that she would be home by Christmas 2006. Now it was Spring 2007 and still no Laney - and no real news either. Then we received the news that our agency had decided to pull out immediately and stop working on adoptions. Our Adoption Story - Starting Againby Shoshanna Grey20 May 2008 02:18 PMLittle Josiah's adoption began to move forward, though it was slow going, and as the months went by we began to feel our hearts heal little by little from the loss of Erick. We still missed him but we were starting to get excited about bringing Josiah home. Our Adoption Story - The Beginningby Shoshanna Grey19 May 2008 02:24 PMThe idea of adopting began with small seeds planted in my heart during my childhood. An Intro and An Updateby Shoshanna Grey19 May 2008 07:00 AMI am so excited to finally be back and writing for Families.com. It has been almost a year since I took a leave of absence in order to work to get my children's adoptions completed and get them home. I was so grateful to the Families. What Will They Think I'm Doing to One of Their Kids?by Pam Connell28 Nov 2007 11:57 PMYesterday I wrote about whether when people see me with my kids, they think of my interactions with them as a reflection on adoption. Sometimes I would like to be a bit less conspicuous. There is another situation which brings on an even more intense feeling of being conspicuous. Much Ado About a Passportby Shoshanna Grey28 Mar 2007 07:21 PMThousands of miles away I have a daughter waiting for me. Her name is Laney. She is legally my daughter; she even has my last name. However, I can't bring her home, at least not yet. The reason seems really simple to an American - all we need is a passport. I Had No Ideaby Shoshanna Grey26 Mar 2007 07:52 PMSome of you may have noticed that I haven't been around for a while. There is a very simple and wonderful reason for that - my dream finally came true! Finally Jayden is in our home and not just in our hearts. Traveling to Our Daughter, Part Three: Going Home!by Pam Connell13 Dec 2006 02:55 AMVery early the next morning we were scheduled to go home. I entered the meeting room to find the foster mother sobbing over the baby. I backed out quickly to give her some privacy. Recent Blog Comments Pam Connell says... "Thanks for sharing this experience." In Star's Death Occasions a Reminder of When and How to Mention Adoption centraloregonmom says... "Thank you!" In Star's Death Occasions a Reminder of When and How to Mention Adoption |
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