This week we’re chatting with Melodie Fleming, an adoptive mom of two who co-wrote The Dance of Restoration: Rebuilding Marriage After Infidelity.

Part 1: Melodie’s Adoption Story

Part... more

This week we’re chatting with Melodie Fleming, an adoptive mom of two who co-wrote The Dance of Restoration: Rebuilding Marriage After Infidelity.

Part 1: Melodie’s Adoption Story

Part... more

In the previous post, I introduced you to Melodie Fleming, an adoptive mom of two who co-wrote The Dance of Restoration: Rebuilding Marriage After Infidelity. Today we’re going to learn more about her co-author, Abel Ortega.

Tell us about Abel Ortega, your... more

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My featured guest this week is Melodie Fleming, an adoptive mom of two and co-author of The Dance of Restoration: Rebuilding Marriage After Infidelity (AMG 2005).

In this Q & A with Melodie, we’ll learn about her adoption story and about her book. Today, we’ll focus on the adoption on her two children.

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This is a Christian adoption blog so we’re safe to mention the word “Christmas” here. I figure, if Wal-Mart can say it, so can I! Christmas, Christmas, Christmas.

Whew, I feel much better now.

I realize some of you zealous folks have had your Christmas shopping done for months, but if you’re like me, you’re just beginning to think about gifts. I discovered the perfect gift for the young girl or grandparent on your list: Penny Love, by Lisa... more

Have you ever experienced a situation that binds your life irrevocably with that of a stranger? That’s the premise of Anne Tyler’s new novel, Digging to America.

The Place: Baltimore airport

The Date: Friday, August 15, 1997

The Event: Two families anxiously wait for their infants (whom they’re adopting from Korea)... more

Last week, I told you about a cool contest for scrapbookers (you can still enter until November 30) hosted by Tasra Dawson, author of the new book, Real Women Scrap.

I'm pleased to share that Tasra appeared on NBC news in San Francisco, where she shared some scrapbooking techniques for creating a "heritage" album. Here's the YouTube... more

How often do you make the bed in the morning? How many magnets are on your fridge? Do you wash your hands after going to the bathroom? Do you own a gun? Do you boast about your child's report card?

Learn some fascinating statistics about what constitutes "normal" these days in Brenda Nixon's article, "Am I a 'Normal' Parent? at CBN.com.

Brenda Nixon and I have exchanged e-mails for several... more

The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption announced an online survey to determine the Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces in America. The list of the nation's top 100 companies will be released on May 1, 2007.

"Roughly 64 percent of Americans have had some personal experience with adoption," explained Rita Soronen, executive director of the Foundation. "This survey lets people celebrate their employers and make them eligible for the Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces List."

Human resource executives and employees... more

When my kids passed the Sesame Street-Mr. Rogers-Barney stage, I worried. What TV shows would I allow them to watch?

Not many. We don’t subscribe to cable so our options are limited to network TV, PBS, The Hallmark channel, and one sports channel. Of course, even watching NFL football is dangerous these days, with all the beer and Victoria’s Secret commercials.

And the so-called sit-coms are so loaded with sexual innuendo, outright sexuality, and trashy language that no parent in their right mind would allow their child to watch... more