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So this post is really not much about my own adoption journey, but it is really about something that I want to make you aware of and hopefully you will make all of your friends aware of. Last night my husband and I attended a screening of the documentary "STUCK" at the Kenwood Theater in Cincinnati.  What an amazing experience!  First we had a nice quiet dinner at one of our favorite Jeff Ruby Steakhouses, Carlos & Johnny, before heading to the 7:00pm showing. It was a completely sold out event and we sat in the packed out stadium style theater with about 250 other people who were not sure what to expect from the provocative film about international adoption. What we got with this compelling film was an incredible look into the plight of orphans around the world and families that are fighting to bring many of them home. This is something so near and dear to my heart as an advocate for families, women and unborn children in my career and also as an adoptive mother myself a...

So my last update was just a few weeks ago (less than a month) and I have so much to update! One kind of fun thing that really has nothing to do with my blogging about our adoption journey is that I was featured in a local magazine. It does have everything to do with helping to raise awareness about the blessing of adoption. In the article this blog (www.tyeadoptionjourney.blogspot.com) was mentioned, as well as, me being an adoption advocate. The writer did leave a few things out that I was sad about like the fact that I am a Client Educator at a local pregnancy care center: Pregnancy Care of Cincinnati. Why is that so important to me?  Because it would have been awesome to have some attention brought to this organization that does so much good locally for women, children and families. It also is a key ministry in many happy adoption stories for many families. I actually began volunteering for this organization as a direct result of the adoption of our daughter, Gabrielle, even th...