I am so excited about this Point of View  - PBS Special that I wanted to share it!
Watch the trailer at:  http://www.pbs.org/pov/woainimommy/
It is a national PBS Premiere on "Point of View" that airs Tuesday, August 31.  (See your local listing for times.)

What is it like to be torn from [...]

 I know  - spare time is rare – I totally can relate!!  But if you love to read as much as I do, that is still something I try to make time for – even in a busy day!
I thought this article was really good – Jedd Medefind, president of the Christian Alliance for Orphans, [...]

 This week I had the opportunity to listen to Dr. Kang from the University of Minnesota’s Adoption Clinic.  Dr. Kang spoke about her work with children and families in post-adoption visits to the U of M clinic.  An adoption clinic, such as the University of Minnesota, does not take the place of primary care for [...]

 Parenting is not for the faint of heart – no matter how God has called you to be a parent – there is nothing easy about it!!  I have felt since our first adoption, that parenting an adopted child was very different and, for me, much harder.  I question so much more than I did [...]

As a parent, I am always on the lookout for wonderful parenting resources.  As an adoptive parent, I am on the lookout even more so!  I read almost any book written on adoption – I just want to give myself all the preparation I can for those upcoming years when our children will begin to ask questions [...]

Our life experiences have so much influence on our thoughts, attitudes, and beliefs.  Because of God’s plan for our family, adoption is "normal" for our biological daughter.  All of her siblings joined our family by adoption, so I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised at her unquestioning acceptance.  However, occasionally, an incident arises that reminds me [...]

Many agencies require pre-adoptive parents to attend adoption education. This education can take many shapes. It can consist of self-paced education with videos and workbooks, to several weeks of weekly meetings to two-day workshops.
Sometimes parents wonder if pre-adoption education is worth the time spent away from their current tasks and family. I believe that the pre-adoption education [...]