Third Mom 101

Signs and wonders
I read something recently on an adoptive parent's blog that's been keeping the wheels turning this week.I'm not going to link to the blog in question unless permission is granted (if you figure out who you are, please leave a comment or send an email, and I'll add the link) because my goal in this post isn't to create more discord, it's simply to voice a few more thoughts about the discussion I read there.The blogger is clearly devoted to her Christian faith, and therefore attracts others of like mind. The post I read linked to several others on the subject of adoption and Christianity, including

National Adoption Awareness Month: Cause for celebration?
It’s National Adoption Awareness Month - as if you haven’t been bombarded from every direction with announcements, events, celebrations, fundraisers and on and on and on. I wonder sometimes if my kids are asked about adoption more in November than other times of the year, but I suppose this is one of those things that we who live much of our lives in the adoption world are more tuned into than the average person. They've never mentioned it, so I suspect they're not even aware it exists.I'm not interested in all the hype surrounding November's adoption focus - I wish instead that we could use National Adoption Awarene

God adopted us, so adoption is good - right?
With thanks to osolomama and Mirjam via email for the heads up, I’ve been chewing on this recently. I know many of you have been talking about it, too.I’m not sure what it is about the kind of religious fervor I see in this post that disturbs me so much. The self-righteousness? The inflexibility? The narrow definition of Christianity (which is often so theologically incorrect as to no longer be in Christ’s ballpark)? The certainty that anyone who disagrees must

More thoughts about FACE legislation
A commenter on my post yesterday about FACE legislation sparked these thoughts, which I should have included in that post in the first place.Before I share my reasons for opposing this legislation, I recommend that everyone go out and read all of the following:US Department of State: Child Citizenship Act of 2000EACH's supporting point of view

Holt Action Alert: Oppose FACE Legislation
Back in July, I passed on some important information from Ethica about pending legislation that will affect intercountry adoption. Holt International has begun an action alert to encourage those who oppose this legislation to make our opinions known by encouraging our legislators to oppose the proposed bill.If you, too, are concerned about the negative impacts of FACE legislation on the