1 day ago by ramonamom

It is with much sadness that I wish our oldest son, Sergei, a happy birthday (he turned 22 yesterday). You see, he has not been living in our home since October of 2007, when we had to turn him out and change the locks on our doors. This was not an easy step to take. In fact, it was the most difficu ...

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2 days ago by connie

…yes, that says “winner s“–plural! We decided to give away TWO copies this week! Congratulations to Rocky and Kim — check your email for details. Thanks to all for visiting us here at “Adoption 3:16″. Be sure to check back with us on Monday when we announce another great book we’ll be giving away! P ...

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4 days ago by Baby Potential

I'm reading a novel in which one of the characters, a young(ish) mother of two in her (mid-to-late) 30s is dying of cancer and has two small children. There are long, lovely descriptions of how she spends her last weeks and days with her children: how she reads to them, sings to them, comforts them, ...

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4 days ago by Jennifer G.

Poor Emmerson has a confirmed case of H1N1 influenza. She's been sick and miserable for three days now and counting. (Emmerson watching a favorite video) She was fine right through Sunday night, eating and playing like her normal wild and crazy, unstoppable self. She'd had a bit of a cold the week b ...

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6 days ago by ramonamom

I was recently talking to our oldest daughter, whom we adopted from Russia at the age of 14 years old (she is in the photo above with her own daughter, 1 1/2 years old), regarding the early years of her life in Siberia. As I hope to someday write an inspirational book based upon her life, I was aski ...

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6 days ago by connie

Our first book giveaway during “National Adoption Awareness” month is a booklet by Paul David Tripp, “Helping Your Adopted Child – Understanding Your Child’s Unique Identity”. To take part in this giveaway, all you need to do is leave a comment to THIS post saying you’d like to enter this drawing–be ...

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7 days ago by connie

Did you know that November is “National Adoption Awareness” month? Well, it is! And we here at “Adoption 3:16″ thought this would be a great time to give away copies of some books we’ve found to be very helpful in the area of raising our adopted (and bio.!) kids. So, if you’re interested in adding s ...

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9 days ago by MananaMama

The Candy Plan Each Hallowe’en has brought with it a struggle over candy – particularly, its consumption by my six-year-old son, who is allergic to preservatives. I remember the first Hallowe’en when my son realized that by simply getting dressed up and mumbling a few magic words, he would be given ...

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11 days ago by Jennifer G.

... how do you get your toddler or child to eat vegetables by choice? Emmerson loved vegetables when she was a baby, in the pureed form. There was a brief window when she enjoyed raw tomatoes, too. But now she eats broccoli with ranch dressing (loves it!) and corn on the cob. I've tried other vegeta ...

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12 days ago by Tim_Jones

< blockquote>When I shake your hand, don’t stick your tongue in my mouth! Some great advice from Chris Brogan at IZEAFest 2009. He was talking about relationship disconnects — shoving your business card in my hand before we’ve even met, giving me a sales pitch following your name, throwing business ...

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