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A New Beginning For Gersi
During a service trip to Guatemala two years ago, I met Gersi Ordonez, a young woman whose face was disfigured and one eye blinded sometime during childhood, and who grew up with her twin sister in a...
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Why Do Adopted Children Steal?
I received an email from a reader asking me to address the problem of school aged adopted children stealing. My first question was: “Is theft more prevalent among adopted children than non-adopted...
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Seven Years Waiting
Seven years and 27 trips to Guatemala later, the Kern family of Missouri finalizes the adoption of their son Hudson, born in Guatemala. Congratulations!!!!Here's the link to TV news coverage.It's hard...
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Guatemala's First Billionaire
The average per-capita income in Guatemala may be $5,200, but take a ride around the upscale neighborhoods of Guatemala City or Antigua; dine at a fine restaurant and stay at a luxurious hotel; go on a...
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Meltdowns, Drama And The New School Year Has Begun
After the first week of school ended I allowed myself a huge sigh of relief. Mistakenly I had thought that my daughter would no longer get upset about the new school year beginning– this would be her...
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An Short Essay On Race
I wrote a short article, “A teaching moment on driving while brown,” that was published today in my local newspaper, the Marin Independent Journal. You can read the first few paragraphs here. To read...
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Recommendations For Visiting Antigua, Guatemala
Friends who plan to visit Guatemala often ask me for recommendations of what to do there. I recently posted a reply to that exact question on my Mamalita page on Facebook, and decided to re-post here....
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Farewell Dear Readers
After almost seven years, “Adoption Under One Roof” is closing its doors. I’m proud to say that we were one of the longest running adoption blogs on the web.This website has been an exciting and joyful...
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Thanks for a wonderful seven years!
Hi, all.I know I haven't been around since I returned to full-time work in 2012, but I still wanted to say goodbye. Hopefully you still remember me! My little boy is now almost 14 years old and would...
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As a relative newcomer to Adoption Under One Roof, I’ve written the least amount of time. But for years before I became a writer here, I was a reader. The essays and ruminations of my fellow bloggers,...
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