If you read Adoption Week E-Zine, you may have noticed the photo of Audrey Laxton Church and her adorable daughter in the Sponsors section at the top.

Audrey, who’s a friend of mine, came up with a cool way to support a medical mission organization that provides Chinese children with correctible birth defects surgeries. The surgeries enable the children to have a greater chance of being adopted by families from around the world.

Audrey, a mortgage... more

Part 1: Adoption Fiction Book Review: Beyond the Blue

Part 2: A Chat with Author, Leslie Gould

Part 3: More chit-chat with Author, Leslie Gould

Part 4: Fiction... more

In December, I’m going to be hosting author and professional scrapbooker, Tasra Dawson, who will share ideas for creating adoption scrapbooks.

Tasra and I met this spring at a writers' conference and we've been "blogging buddies" ever since.

I wanted to alert you to a cool contest Tasra is currently running to celebrate the launch of her new book, Real Women Scrap. Here are the details:

Wanna be in pictures? Ever wonder what it's like to be on the set of... more

Part 1: Adoption Fiction Book Review: Beyond the Blue

Part 2: A Chat with Author, Leslie Gould

Part 3: More chit-chat with Author, Leslie Gould

In Part 1 of this series, I reviewed Leslie... more

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Part 1: Adoption Fiction Book Review: Beyond the Blue

Part 2: A Chat with Author, Leslie Gould

Is Lan, the birth mother in "Beyond the Blue," based on a real... more

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In the previous post I reviewed Leslie Gould’s terrific adoption-themed novel, Beyond the Blue. I had the opportunity to ask Leslie a few questions about the book. The next two posts will acquaint you with the book from the author’s... more

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I’ve hit the jackpot lately with adoption-themed books. First there was Theresa Reid’s terrific memoir, "Two Little Girls" (see my review and a 5-part series).

Now, there’s Leslie Gould’s adoption-themed novels, "Beyond the Blue" and "Scrap... more

Jane Dratz’s article in The Christian Post got me to thinking about the ways in which the Madonna adoption is raising awareness of adoption in general.

The media usually slant their stories one of four ways:

Slant #1: Adoption is the “it” thing to do among the rich and famous. Madonna is rich. Madonna is famous. Madonna is controversial. Madonna is adopting. Reporters portray adoption as a “fad” currently in vogue among the rich and famous.... more

Every November we hear all sorts of discussion about National Adoption Month. But what can those of us who advocate for adoption actually “do” about it?

Martha Osborne, editor of RainbowKids.com International Adoption E-Zine, notified me that RainbowKids.com is offering free, downloadable posters you can hang in your church, library, workplace, club,... more

Like pretty much everyone else in the world, I’ve been following the story of Madonna and her hubby, Guy Ritchie, who’ve recently adopted a son from Malawi (to get up to speed on this topic, please read my previous posts, “Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie adopt from Malawi” and “Madonna Discusses Adoption on ‘Oprah’”

The latest updates:

The birth father yo yo:... more