National Adoption Day always makes me smile. Today is that day. I adopted my first daughter in 2000. My second was in 2002. In South Florida where my children were adopted, both adoptions were finalized on National Adoption Day in separate courthouses. We sat in a judge's chambers around a large table along with over … Continue reading ADOPTION IS A GOOD THING
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD
This is my Exodus
National Book Award long list nominee I’ve had a fantastic few weeks! Thanks to my publisher, Bloomsbury, I had a multi-city book tour that gave me lots of exposure and allowed me to visit kids’ schools in three states. Amazing! Also, there was the little matter of being recognized along with nine other nationally recognized … Continue reading This is my Exodus