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		<title>Why Did You Adopt Older Children?</title>
		<link>http://adoptioninfo.wordpress.com/2008/09/02/why-did-you-adopt-older-children/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Older Child Adoption]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ramona and her husband, Bob, have three biological children and have adopted eight older children, several from disruptions. Check out their blog, Adoption 3:16, for further insights into dealing with the issues that arise from older child adoption. This is a question often asked of parents who have adopted older children.  The answers will vary [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=adoptioninfo.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2476345&amp;post=177&amp;subd=adoptioninfo&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Heart Thoughts from a Mother</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Special Needs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Kathy Rosenow and her husband, Scott, are directors of a ministry called, The Shepherd&#8217;s Crook, that finds adoptive families for children with special needs. They have four biological children and have adopted 13 special needs children from all over the world. It was just one of those days, and the shoes were the final straw [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=adoptioninfo.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2476345&amp;post=173&amp;subd=adoptioninfo&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How God Weaves a Family</title>
		<link>http://adoptioninfo.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/how-god-weaves-a-family/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:11:15 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Foster Care]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The seed, the idea of adoption, was planted before either of our biological children arrived.  When we were told that we might not be able to conceive, adoption became an exciting option. Ultimately, we did conceive, twice. We were and are thrilled to be parents of two healthy biological children, ages 8 &#38; 5. As our family has grown and matured, it was as if a person or two… or even three, were missing.   It wasn’t a sadness, or a reduced sense of happiness; just an odd feeling that <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=adoptioninfo.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2476345&amp;post=169&amp;subd=adoptioninfo&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts on Foster Care</title>
		<link>http://adoptioninfo.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/thoughts-on-foster-care/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Foster Care]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“I don’t want to be a foster parent,” I prayed as I got into my car after our first foster parenting class. “I want children to be a permanent part of our lives. I don’t like this temporary parenting idea.” I assured myself that the only reason we were in these classes to begin with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=adoptioninfo.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2476345&amp;post=164&amp;subd=adoptioninfo&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Toddler Adoption</title>
		<link>http://adoptioninfo.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/toddler-adoption/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is a book recommendation from our International Adoption Clinic that I am only just beginning. The author is Dr. Mary Hopkins-Best who teaches at University of Wisconsin-Stout. For a brief sampling of the type of material covered in this book, you can listen to a 20-minute podcast of a question and answer session with the author [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=adoptioninfo.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2476345&amp;post=137&amp;subd=adoptioninfo&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Becoming a Family</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This book came recommended by our International Adoption Clinic and I found it a good overview to the issues of attachment in adoption. The author, Lark Eshleman, Ph.D. is a child therapist at The Institute for Children and Families in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She has created a book that is easy to read and filled with practical advice on how [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=adoptioninfo.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2476345&amp;post=126&amp;subd=adoptioninfo&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Adoption as a Ministry, Adoption as a Blessing</title>
		<link>http://adoptioninfo.wordpress.com/2008/07/02/adoption-as-a-ministry-adoption-as-a-blessing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is an easy read about one family&#8217;s experience with adoption. Michelle Gardner gives a detailed account of how she and her husband, Steve, had the perfect family with their three children until God began to stir them up to consider His heart for the orphaned. This book includes the adoption stories of three of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=adoptioninfo.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2476345&amp;post=107&amp;subd=adoptioninfo&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Adoption Network</title>
		<link>http://adoptioninfo.wordpress.com/2008/07/02/the-adoption-network/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://adoptioninfo.wordpress.com/?p=97</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the most excellent resource I have found thus far for starting a Adoption Support System. It is separated into five chapters that cover the need, different types, organization, components, and publicity. There are many creative ideas on how to customize a support group to meet the needs at hand, as well as worksheets throughout [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=adoptioninfo.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2476345&amp;post=97&amp;subd=adoptioninfo&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fields of the Fatherless</title>
		<link>http://adoptioninfo.wordpress.com/2008/06/25/fields-of-the-fatherless/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://adoptioninfo.wordpress.com/?p=63</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This book is a quick read that covers the heart behind why we should care for the orphan. It is chock full of Scripture about God&#8217;s heart for &#8220;the least of these.&#8221; The author, Tom Davis, is the president of an organization called Children&#8217;s Hope Chest that provides orphan care for children around the world. I recommend this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=adoptioninfo.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2476345&amp;post=63&amp;subd=adoptioninfo&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Adoption Decision</title>
		<link>http://adoptioninfo.wordpress.com/2008/06/25/the-adoption-decision/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:43:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think this book is an excellent place to start if you are just beginning to consider adoption. Author, Laura Christianson, has adopted two sons and has provided a wealth of information regarding things you need to think about as you decide whether or not adoption is for you. It is simple, straight-forward, and filled with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=adoptioninfo.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2476345&amp;post=30&amp;subd=adoptioninfo&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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