Coming Soon: Weekly Features

19 May 2008 10:00 AM

As part of my blogging each week I want to have several regular features that I'll write about on certain days. These are things that I think are relevant to many in the adoption world and are hopefully things that my readers want to see.

1 comments — latest 25 May 2008 02:01 PM by lobo101

An Intro and An Update

19 May 2008 07:00 AM

I 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.

3 comments — latest 20 May 2008 04:41 PM by Pam Connell

Networking in the Adoption World

12 Jun 2007 04:00 PM

There seem to be two types of adoptive parents. There are those who pretty much keep to themselves throughout their adoption journey and then there are those who jump into cyberspace and start making connections.

Hateing the Carseat and Other Cultural Differences

12 Jun 2007 12:04 PM

If you think about it, here in the United States we love to strap kids into things. We buckle them into strollers, high chairs, swings and especially the carseat. Most of these things are required to keep our children safe and so often we don't even realize that not all of the world uses them.

The Day I Met You

30 Mar 2007 09:12 AM

For the last year and a half I had pictured it over and over in my mind. What would it be like to finally meet you, Jayden? To hold you for the first time? To actually be the recipient of one of your huge grins instead of looking at pictures where you smiled for someone else.

Instant Parenthood     

29 Mar 2007 12:29 PM

It is the strangest experience to instantly be the parent of a toddler. Sure, I had over a year to prepare, then all in an instant, the moment was here and I was a mom. Overnight there was this little boy with me all the time.

Trip to Guatemala

29 Mar 2007 09:10 AM

Everything else in our journey to adopt Jayden came slowly and took forever - with the exception of our travel call.

Much Ado About a Passport

28 Mar 2007 07:21 PM

Thousands 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.

3 comments — latest 29 Mar 2007 06:07 PM by Pam Connell

The Call

28 Mar 2007 09:08 AM

"Rachel, it's happened. Your case is out of PGN!" I couldn't believe what I was hearing on the other end of the line. Our facilitator was finally saying the words I had hoped to hear for so long.

I Had No Idea     

26 Mar 2007 07:52 PM

Some 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.

3 comments — latest 27 Mar 2007 06:09 AM by Shoshanna Grey