Interesting article out of Hollywood today: Seems that Queen Latifah (born Dana Owens) has sparked a controversy about adoption. In reading her remarks, I thought she was very clear, articulate and went out of her way to defuse any offense. But it “just shows to go ya” that adoption is right up there with religion and politics in terms of discussion time-bombs!

In reading the comments under the blog article, it seems to me that some commentators took the star’s... more

Watching my son last week with his new siblings has encouraged me to read up on the sibling relationship. As an only child myself, I don’t “get” the sibling things my husband and his brother share.

The visit last week, though wildly successful, also pinpointed some areas that we can be working on with our biological child before his new brother and sister arrive. Nothing major, but our son naturally fell into the “Big Brother” role, complete with the occasional very bossy tone of voice (and about very minor things, at that). Though we spoke to him when these “infractions” occurred, we also realized that clearly this was a pretty major transition for our heretofore only child!

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The time between the moment you decide to adopt and finally holding the child(ren) of your dreams spans eons. How can you survive the wait?

Pray: Pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17). Pray for everyone involved with your adoption.

Memorialize the wait time: Blog, journal, scrapbook, but somehow create a way to document your journey.

Read: Currently on my bedside shelf you will find: Raising Adopted Children, Post-Adoption... more

This is by no means an exhaustive list, but these are some of the biggest sites online. More will be added periodically. (Note: ** denotes the generic sites only, as the site has a multiplicity of support groups, and you can search by specific topic, such as international, trans-racial, geographical, etc.)

Faith-Based Sites:

Adoption.com: Faith Based Forums Christian Adoptions

Adopting.org: Faith in Adoption

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Online Adoption Resources – Legal

Listed here, for your reference, are a few sites that have legal resources. They are not referrals to lawyers, and, as with anything, you need to use your best judgment when using resources such as these:

Adoption Law Site: A searchable database with statues, summaries, and state codes, in addition to other resources

Adoption.com: Our sister site has a section devoted to laws by state

About.com: Another site with laws grouped by state

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This week I finally got around to joining Shoutlife, a new social networking site for Christians. It's a faith-based version of MySpace, I've been told.

Shoutlife is good marketing tool for authors/writers, music groups/solo artists, and people in general who want to interact with one another.

It's pretty much a no-brainer to join. You just create your profile, pop a photo of yourself in your profile (beware; it posts a GIGANTIC photo), and begin making "friends." You can browse others' profiles and invite like-minded people to be your "friend." You'll also receive many requests from others to be a "friend."

Once... more