An adoptive mother who lives in Australia writes about her American born son’s birth father in Filling in the Blanks from the Growing Family.
Blogger Amy Anderson writes about her birth family search at LA Moms. …

I’m not a big country fan but I have a big heart for Rodney Atkins who was adopted at birth.
Happy Father’s Day to all the Dad out there.

Gabriel’s birthfather lives in Texas.  I am sure of that.  As a matter of fact, I have his full contact info, should I want to contact him.  And something about holidays, especially Father’s Day, always …

There is no difference in the love you feel for a biological child or an adoptive child. I remember the warmth and love I felt for my son in the delivery room and thinking I could not love anything more than what I feel for this child. I was wrong, the first time my oldest daughter greeted me in the hallway when I came home from work dropped me to my knees as if I had just been sucker-punched.

We had a nice big van to go to the airport. I didn’t think we’d be able to take off – the weather is crazy. At the airport no one would tell us where to go and we got charged for our bags being too big. Miraculously, DS1 saw a sign flash Kemerovo. That take-off was scary, but we went up and away…we’re almost there.

While I had signed all of the paperwork and shown everyone the pictures, I did not realize that Little Man and Little Princess would be my children until I met them.

34.….. Because she is a great mother, wife, and friend.

But mostly, its because she said yes. Even when it meant sitting in a swarm of mosquitoes a bit longer while I drummed up the courage to ask her to take this crazy ride through life together.