I was browsing my church bookstore not looking for anything in particular or even in a particular section when a book caught my eyes. It was titled A Treasury of Adoption Miracles; True Stories of God’s Presence Today by Karen Kingsbury. I immediately thought it was probably a book for adoptive parents as those are more common than books for birthparents but I was intrigued so I picked it up and looked at it.

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Lifetime seems to feature a lot of movies that have an adoption theme, many of which have negative views of adoption and skewed views of the adoption process. However, there is one Lifetime movie that I enjoy, Mom at Sixteen. Mom at Sixteen is the story of a teenage Mom, Jacey (played by Danielle Panabaker). When Jacey becomes pregnant, her Mom, Terry (Mercedes Ruehl) insists that she make an adoption plan. Jacey agrees and chooses adoptive parents. Right after her son is born... more

In my last post, I wrote about the movie Juno and the few positive points that I found in the movie. I found far more negative aspects to the movie than positive ones. Below are a few of the issues in the movie that made me cringe.

1. They really did not go into any issues that birthmothers face post adoption. The movie was pretty much over once Juno had her baby. I’m guessing this is because it wouldn’t make very good entertainment but to not really show or mention that at all gives... more

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 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

Early in the morning I am off to the local library to present a reading of author Sherrie Eldridge’s new adoption book, “Forever Fingerprints” in honor of National Adoption Day. Normally our family would simply spend the day together, but the opportunity to share this great book with others in the community was to good to pass up.

I am very excited about how EMK press, the books publisher, has also donated a copy to the library, as well as many other libraries, churches,... more

Months after most of the rest of the adoption community, I have finally finished reading The Girls who Went Away by Ann Fessler. I must admit that I was somewhat hesitant about reading this book. The book is a compilation of interviews that Ann Fessler conducted with many birthmothers who relinquished children in the era before abortions became legal. I wasn’t sure if I would have much in common with these birthmothers or be able to identify with their thoughts and feelings.

Boy was I wrong! Even though the birthmothers... more