Today at The R House I came across this letter from a birthmother to her child, explaining the way she came to decide on adoption. Mrs.R’s post “Another Reason I Love Open Adoption” is a compelling one. And I wanted to pass it along in..
Topics: abortion, Adoption, birth moms, Miracle Monday, open adoption, The R House

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The Gospel reading this weekend is from the Gospel of Luke 18:Jesus told his disciples a parable about the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary. He said, “There was a judge in a certain town who neither feared God nor respected any..
Topics: trust, Weekend Ponderings

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Today I received this report from Mary Robinson, president of the National Council for Adoption, which will be of special interest for those interested in adopting children — particularly special-needs children — from China.Be sure to check...
Topics: Adoption, China, Mary Robinson, National Council for Adoption

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“Fostering Futures” is a foster care agency that has recently opened in southern Michigan; I am their newest board member!The agency is the brainchild of a group of experienced, dedicated social workers led by Jennifer DeVivo, LMSW, the...
Topics: Foster Care, Foster-Adoption, Fostering Futures, Washtenaw County

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Today is the feast day of Teresa of Avila, one of my very favorite saints. This sixteenth-century Spanish noblewoman is patroness of writers and migraine sufferers, perhaps best known to us for three things: reforming the Carmelites, writing The...
Topics: Adoption, Teresa of Avila

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