What Is a Foster Father or Adoptive Father?
Thursday May 31, 2007
Nothing brings tears to my eyes like the song by Holly Dunn, Daddy's Hands. Nothing gets to my husband like the song by Bob Carlisle, Butterfly Kisses. There ... Read More
The History of Open Adoption
Saturday May 26, 2007
My mother placed a child for adoption back in 1970. This, of course, was a closed adoption. My sisters and I did not know about this other sister ... Read More
Disney's Family Model?
Thursday May 24, 2007
Back in April with the release of Meet the Robinsons I was asking about Disney surprising parents with foster/adoption plot lines with little to no warning and how adoptive/foster parents ... Read More
Vietnam "Operation Babylift" Ceremony Honors President Ford
Tuesday May 22, 2007
This morning the Vietnam Babylift Awards Committee presented the Heather Constantce Noone Memorial Award posthumously to President Gerald R. Ford for his implementation of "Operation Babylift" on April 3, 1975. ... Read More
10 Things to Do When Foster Kids Fight
Saturday May 19, 2007
Yesterday was our last day of school. I was a bit teary as my baby is leaving the 4th grade and only has one year left in our elementary ... Read More
In the Forum: Is This an O.K. Way to Go About an Adoption?
Wednesday May 16, 2007
Ads in the local paper with 1-800 numbers for expectant mothers to call. Nice essays outlining the basics of family life with a few pictures of home and pets ... Read More
Newest Celebrity Adoptive Parent - Sheryl Crow
Monday May 14, 2007
Sheryl Crow, who announced that she is now cancer free on the Ellen DeGeneres Show last October, is a new adoptive mom. Little is known about the little one ... Read More
Happy Birthmother and Mother's Day
Saturday May 12, 2007
How does a motherless child handle Mother's Day? How does a childless mother handle Mother's Day or Birthmother's Day?
I know Mother's Day can be very hard for me; for ... Read More
In the News: Japan Opens its First "Baby Hatch"
Thursday May 10, 2007
Yes, now Japan has its own safe haven type thing where a parent can anonymously drop off an infant in a mailbox type slot located on the side of a ... Read More
Mother's Day Tribute to Adoptive Mothers
Tuesday May 8, 2007
I was just chatting with an online friend of mine, who shall remain nameless, but she's a Guide too. She has decided that I'm crazy. This ... Read More
Another Celebrity Adoption, this Time the Baby Is from Los Angeles!
Thursday May 3, 2007
An actor from one of my favorite shows, ER, is a proud new parent. Goran Visnjic, who plays ER's Dr. Luka Kovac and his wife, Croatian artist Ivana have ... Read More
Stuffed with Hugs: Hugs Sweet Hugs
Tuesday May 1, 2007
Each May Build-A-Bear Workshops, Inc. celebrates a "beary" special day, Stuffed with Hugs day. On Stuffed with Hugs day guests are allowed to make a teddy bear free ... Read More