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	<title>Soul of Adoption</title>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2007 02:29:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Letter supporting open records in North Carolina</title>
		<link>http://soulofadoption.com/2007/02/17/thepickle/54/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2007 02:29:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ThePickle</dc:creator>
		
	<category>General</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is a letter sent in support of Legislation S111 which is up for review next week in North Carolina:
Dear Senator Clodfelter,

I am writing to you today in response to proposed legislation S111 to allow adopted adults in the state of North Carolina access to their original birth certificates.   My experience is unique in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Context on Parenting</title>
		<link>http://soulofadoption.com/2007/02/15/pip/52/</link>
		<comments>http://soulofadoption.com/2007/02/15/pip/52/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2007 13:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pip</dc:creator>
		
	<category>General</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It would be a wonderful world if there was a parenting book that gave all the answers on how to raise a child.  Unfortunately a book like that would run into many volumes and would be continually added to.  No two children are exactly the same and sometimes parenting isn&#8217;t that simple.  Nobody can be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Birth&#8221; Mother?  Just a mother</title>
		<link>http://soulofadoption.com/2007/02/06/pip/46/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2007 12:28:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pip</dc:creator>
		
	<category>General</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first time I ever hear of the term birth mother was after I went into reunion with my son. It was a few weeks later when I joined up with adoption forums and immediately I felt uncomfortable with the term. I couldn&#8217;t explain why I felt like this I just didn&#8217;t like it at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Losing my Child to the God of my Childhood</title>
		<link>http://soulofadoption.com/2007/02/05/nicole/45/</link>
		<comments>http://soulofadoption.com/2007/02/05/nicole/45/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2007 03:58:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicole</dc:creator>
		
	<category>General</category>
	<category>Families of Origin</category>
	<category>Through Our Eyes</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Jesus wants me for a sunbeam,
To shine for Him each day;
In every way try to please Him,
At home, at school, at play.
Refrain
A sunbeam, a sunbeam,
Jesus wants me for a sunbeam;
A sunbeam, a sunbeam,
I’ll be a sunbeam for Him.
Jesus wants me to be loving,
And kind to all I see;
Showing how pleasant and happy
His little one can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Your mother loved you enough to give you up&#8230;&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://soulofadoption.com/2007/02/01/Admin/38/</link>
		<comments>http://soulofadoption.com/2007/02/01/Admin/38/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 09:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
		
	<category>General</category>
	<category>Adoptees &#038; Fostered Adults</category>
	<category>Search &#038; Reunion</category>
	<category>Through Our Eyes</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve heard this (or some variation) throughout my life, more times than I could ever count.  I remember specific instances when this was said to me as a child.  It was the standard response any time I mentioned anything about my adoption - to anyone.
This sentiment is supposed to be reassuring.  It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Attachment in International Adoption</title>
		<link>http://soulofadoption.com/2007/01/29/devora/37/</link>
		<comments>http://soulofadoption.com/2007/01/29/devora/37/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 04:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Devora</dc:creator>
		
	<category>General</category>
	<category>Adoptive &#038; Foster Parenting</category>
	<category>From Guatemala</category>
	<category>From China</category>
	<category>From Russia/Ukraine</category>
	<category>Other IA</category>
	<category>Domestic Adoptions</category>
	<category>Foster-to-Adopt</category>
	<category>Adoptees &#038; Fostered Adults</category>
	<category>Attachment Parenting</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://soulofadoption.com/2007/01/29/devora/37/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What is Attachment?
Secure attachment is a process that normally develops in the first year of life. It occurs when an adult repeatedly meets a child’s physical and emotional needs. For example, when a baby is hungry and cries, a parent quickly responds by providing nourishing food. Likewise, when a baby wants physical and emotional contact, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Real Deal</title>
		<link>http://soulofadoption.com/2007/01/28/mia/36/</link>
		<comments>http://soulofadoption.com/2007/01/28/mia/36/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2007 02:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mia</dc:creator>
		
	<category>General</category>
	<category>Adoption Reform</category>
	<category>Adoption Legislation</category>
	<category>Adoptees &#038; Fostered Adults</category>
	<category>Families of Origin</category>
	<category>Search &#038; Reunion</category>
	<category>Open Records</category>
	<category>Adoption Ethics</category>
	<category>Through Our Eyes</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://soulofadoption.com/2007/01/28/mia/36/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From Mia&#8217;s Blog -
This post is important to me because I think EVERYONE should be aware of the results of the laws as they stand for adoptees from closed record states. Is your son or daughter one of them? Is your niece or nephew? Your husband or wife? Chances are you know someone affected. If [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adoptive Parents and Reform</title>
		<link>http://soulofadoption.com/2007/01/25/teresa/34/</link>
		<comments>http://soulofadoption.com/2007/01/25/teresa/34/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2007 01:33:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Teresa</dc:creator>
		
	<category>General</category>
	<category>Adoptive &#038; Foster Parenting</category>
	<category>From Guatemala</category>
	<category>Other IA</category>
	<category>Adoptees &#038; Fostered Adults</category>
	<category>Through Our Eyes</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we first decided to adopt, I was blind to what really happens in adoption. Your focus is so much on the dream of becoming a parent that you do not see things that might otherwise be red flags into what is good or what is right or what is fair.
First and foremost, I want [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;My sister is having a baby&#8230;&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://soulofadoption.com/2007/01/24/Admin/33/</link>
		<comments>http://soulofadoption.com/2007/01/24/Admin/33/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 21:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
		
	<category>General</category>
	<category>Adoptees &#038; Fostered Adults</category>
	<category>Families of Origin</category>
	<category>Through Our Eyes</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[New babies are always a significant event in any family, but forgive me for a moment while I assert that this time is even more special. This time, it is MY sister having the baby. This time, it is MY nephew who is about to make his entrance into the world (any time now!). And, for the first time in my life, I will get to greet a new life who is related to me at the most basic, biological level who is not "of my body." This is not my sister's first baby. It is not, in fact, the first child born to my rather large herd of siblings. My very large family has given birth to what nearly equals the number of people who make up the population of a small country! We are rather prolific breeders. LOL]]></description>
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		<title>Programs we use and support</title>
		<link>http://soulofadoption.com/2007/01/24/Admin/32/</link>
		<comments>http://soulofadoption.com/2007/01/24/Admin/32/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 08:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Site Related</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What follows is an ever changing list of open source software Soul of Adoption utilizes in web development.  We encourage other webmasters to visit the sites of these developers and give their software a spin.  Without their generous willingness to grant free access to their creations, SofA would not exist.
WordPress
Simple Machines Forums
AMM 1.5 [...]]]></description>
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