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Hurricane Dean Slamming Caribbean

Friday, August 17th, 2007

I was notified that the first hurricane of the season, Hurricane Dean, is reaching Category 5, the highest in the current hurricane rating system, and due to bump slam into southern Haiti tomorrow evening (Aug. 18) then plowing over the top of Jamaica on Sunday. This is the fourth of what will be a lifetime of fretting and worrying during hurricane seasons in the Caribbean. Not only do I still have two children in Haiti waiting to travel to join our family, but all three of my Haitian born children have family in the path of this weekend’s hurricane. We are deeply concerned and praying for their well-being and safety.

Photo credit: Central Intelligence Agency’s World Factbook

UPDATE 8/21/20007: Compared to several hurricanes in the past couple of years, this hurricane resulted in relatively few deaths and damage, but in my mind, any death and any damage is a lot. Please keep these families (in all affected countries) in your thoughts as they rebuild and move on. Hopefully this is the worst they’ll see this hurricane season.

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Tuesday Top 5: Adoption in the News

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

1. Guatemala Launches Adoption Probe

2. Three Generations of Adoptees Embody Changes in Attitude

3. By Adopting, Widbey Couple Reunite Three Sisters from Haiti

4. Mom Reunites Through Facebook with Son She Gave Up For Adoption

5. A Taste of Home

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Adoption in the news

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

Here is a story from the Beacon News called, ‘With Love One Family Creates a Full House.’ It is a truly touching and inspiring story about adoption. The family chose to adopt from foster care to complete their family. However, the birth parents kept having children and the family kept accepting them. They now have 4 special needs children all born to the same mother. (more…)

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Father’s Rights in the news

Thursday, June 7th, 2007

There is a debate going on in the Supreme Court of Florida right now. This article discusses it. An adoption agency in Florida terminated a father’s rights based on the putative father registry. The father is challenging this claiming he did not even know about the registry. (more…)

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