In my last post, I wrote about Juno and promised to share some of the things that I thought they (the characters in the movie) did right and some of the things they did wrong. There were instances and situations in the movie, where I found myself a tad surprised that they included this or that but unsurprisingly, overall my list of what I felt was done wrong or didn’t accurately portray the adoption process far outweighs my list of what I felt they did right. So let’s start with what I felt was right or good. These are all... more

I finally saw Juno, the much talked about movie involving adoption. My husband laughed at me as I prepared to watch it, grabbing a legal pad and a pen. Nerdy, I know, but I knew there would be little things I’d want to remember later and if I didn’t write them down, I’d forget them. Glad I waited until it came out on DVD as I certainly couldn’t hit pause multiple times in a theater!

Just in case you have not heard anything about the movie, I’ll give you a brief synopsis. In the movie, Juno McGruff is a sixteen year... more

I recently stumbled upon an opinion piece regarding counseling in the Sun Sentinel that brings up the fact that counseling for birth parents doesn’t happen as often as it should “in real life.”

The author begins by talking about the movie Juno, which is the story of a teenager who unexpectedly becomes pregnant and then goes on to place her baby for adoption. Although, it’s never stated in the article and I could be totally off base, by... more

I finally had the opportunity to sit down and watch the movie August Rush. I had wanted to see it ever since it came out in the theaters but prefer to just rent movies and watch them in the comfort of my own home, so I waited. The movie has a story line revolving around adoption and loss. I’m actually a little hesitant to use the word adoption because an adoption never actually occurs. The movie honestly reminds me of a modern day version of Annie. I must warn you some parts of this movie are pretty far fetched.... more

Laura Christianson, who used to write the Christian Adoption Blog here at AdoptionBlogs, has recently published a book called The Adoption Network and now she is giving away copies of that book! Isn’t that exciting!?! First, let me tell you about the book in case you haven’t heard about it and then I will get to the specifics of the give away.

The Adoption Network You may be wondering what The Adoption Network is all about. Well, it is a step... more

A photographer named Ali Smith recently contacted me. She is currently working on book that features photographs of motherhood. Through words and photographs, she is telling the story of the mothers in her book, who they are, how they became mothers, how they see themselves as mothers, and how they fit into society now that they are a mothers.

She wrote to me because a colleague of hers recently pointed out to her that she would be missing a huge element if she did not include at least one mother who had become a mother through adoption... more

This past year has been a really terrific experience for me. The opportunity to blog here has been a good one over all, with quite a bit shared about myself, as well as learned from others.

As I was looking back over my post for 2007, I began thinking about those that I am especially proud of, and those that I feel I was successful in capturing what I wanted to say. There are quite a few, and I wanted to take the opportunity to link back to them here, just in case you might have missed some of them.

Of course my kids are very important to me, and I blog about them... more

That’s right, today is my one year anniversary of blogging at Adoptionblogs.com, as hard as it might be for even me to believe! In place of the usual New Year’s eve party last December 31st, I was home watching the ball descend at Time’s Square on television, and posting my very first blog entry. I admit that I missed the ringing in of the new year because I was so anxious to get started on what I hoped would be a very exciting adventure sharing... more

First of all let me say many thanks to everyone who left a comment and entered the book giveaway I was hosting for November - Adoption Awareness Month!

Everyone was very kind in their comments, and many who had not yet had the opportunity to read the book yet, were very excited and hopeful to win the free copy. I truly wish that I could award a copy to each of you who replied, it is really a great book. Sadly I could only choose one, at random reader.

And that WINNER... more

For those who received the weekly adoption week e-magazine in your boxes, you will be reminded of a giveaway that Erin at the Transracial adoption blog is hosting for some really super Curly Q hair care products. Don’t forget to register and tell her about what adoption means to You, I know I did. While you are registering though, remember that I am still hosting a giveaway this month as well.

In addition to Erin’s giveaway, I am still hosting my own... more