In the previous post, I included an excerpt from Joseph Bentz’ novel, Cradle of Dreams. Today I reflect further on one part of the home study process.

Part 1: Adoption Fiction: Cradle of Dreams

As we checked off the boxes, we wondered whether we were somehow limiting God by declining to accept a child He may have... more

In Joseph Bentz’ novel, Cradle of Dreams, an infertile California couple decides to pursue independent adoption. The experiences of the main characters, Paul and Laura, paralleled my own in many ways. I related to Paul and Laura’s consternation as they pored over the nine-page questionnaire that was supposed to help them define the parameters of the child they hoped to adopt.

Here’s an excerpt from the... more

Lately on my Exploring Adoption blog, I’ve been posting a 7-part series called, “An Author’s View of the Book-Publishing Process.” As some of you know, I’m writing a non-fiction book for prospective adoptive parents called, What’s So Great About Adoption?

People are always asking me questions about how to get a book published, so I thought I’d lay my experiences on the line in this series.

Here is a brief overview of each installment in the series, along with a link to the post:

Part... more

Today, I conclude my reviews of some of the parenting blogs featured in the book, Blogosphere: Best of Blogs, by Peter Kuhns and Adrienne Crew. Here are links to the previous posts in the series:

Parenting Blogs

More Parenting Blogs

Even... more

This week, I’m reviewing some of the parenting blogs featured in the book, Blogosphere: Best of Blogs, by Peter Kuhns and Adrienne Crew. Here are links to the previous posts in the series:

Parenting Blogs

More Parenting Blogs

Even More Parenting Blogs

Mom... more

In the previous three posts, I reviewed parenting blogs that were recommended in the book, Blogosphere: Best of Blogs, by Peter Kuhns and Adrienne Crew. The blogs just keep coming!

Parenting Blogs More Parenting Blogs Even More Parenting Blogs

A personal aside: What’s... more

In the previous two posts, I reviewed several parenting blogs I found in the book, Blogosphere: Best of Blogs, by Peter Kuhns and Adrienne Crew. Here are more blogs:

Momma Said - http://www.mommasaid.net/mommablog.aspx If you need a laugh, you’ll love this blog by author Jen... more

In my previous post, I began reviewing parenting blogs that were recommended in the book, Blogosphere: Best of Blogs, by Peter Kuhns and Adrienne Crew. Here are more blogs:

I was browsing in Barnes & Noble last weekend and picked up a book called Blogosphere: Best of Blogs, by Peter Kuhns and Adrienne Crew. The book reviews hundreds of blogs.

Some of the categories include:

Entertainment (celebrity gossip, blogs by celebrities, scriptwriter blogs, movie industry blogs)

Hobby (food, restaurants, gardening, books, music)

Sports... more

Foster parents in Washington State may be joining a union, according to an article in The Seattle Times by Maureen O’Hagan.

Steve Baxter, co-president of the Foster Parents Association of Washington State, said that the state’s foster-care system is in crisis, with foster parents feeling unprepared and unsupported, resulting in a high turnover rate of foster parents.

If Washington foster parents join the Washington Federation of State Employees they’ll be the first state in which foster parents have unionized. Currently, Washington’s 6,000 foster parents (who care for 9,600 children) do not receive health insurance or holidays and... more