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Lifebook: CCAA Matching

AmericanFamily — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:47:38 +0000

(Written by Chicagomama. Archived here with permission.) In a Land of Mystery. In a Time of Uncertainty. One Oasis remained a Beacon of Hope.

The CCAA.

If this was a Jet Li film – you would now see some seriously fierce practice of wushu. Men and women doing things with dossiers that you’ve never seen [...]

Lifebook: SWI Sending Child’s Paperwork to CCAA

AmericanFamily — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:45:40 +0000

(Written by Chicagomama. Archived here with permission) So many of us see our family’s adoption stories only through our own lens. It’s natural – we chose to adopt – of course we see it through our view of the process. We may have been infertile, wanted to save a baby (I don’t like it but [...]

Lifebook: Life at Orphanage or with Foster Family

AmericanFamily — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 16:44:36 +0000

(Written by Chicagomama. Archived here with permission) In this section, I am going to concentrate on how families with children from China may want to present this information. I know way too little about the amount and accuracy of information from other types of adoption in this case. If the information I give is helpful [...]

Lifebook: The nitty gritty how-to

AmericanFamily — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 16:43:27 +0000

(Written by Chicagomama. Archived here with permission) I am going to once again highly recommend using shutterfly.com if you want to create a book for your child. HERE is the link to the actual service they provide. We were able to create a fabulous book, and keep it saved on shutterfly’s site in case we [...]

Lifebook: replies to comments/further thoughts on past topics

AmericanFamily — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 16:41:45 +0000

(Written by Chicagomama. Archived here with permission.) Marla brought up an important point a couple of Lifebook posts ago. When writing the text for any of the topics covered here – it is essential to take into account the age and personality of the child for whom you are writing.

When I was writing Z.’s [...]