tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80535910951620928692011-11-27T18:47:46.702-06:00Karasel Kidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10940186251399956994noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053591095162092869.post-8958370059125384462010-09-03T10:13:00.002-05:002011-01-28T12:29:05.824-06:002011-01-28T12:29:05.824-06:00Karasel Kidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10940186251399956994noreply@blogger.com0In 2008 my son turned 3.  I kept thinking the terrible two's would phase out.  I even named our adoption playgroup The Terrific Two's and Three's in hopes of a future life without screaming meltdowns and temper tantrums with fists.  I had learned to expect the unexpected with my son adopted in Russia 1.5 years prior.  Yes, he'd been sick frequently, and yes, he took medications that had ugly side <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dqqmyyd8TUQSsGtB7M2DZRGxc3A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dqqmyyd8TUQSsGtB7M2DZRGxc3A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dqqmyyd8TUQSsGtB7M2DZRGxc3A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dqqmyyd8TUQSsGtB7M2DZRGxc3A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdoptionHarmonyblogspotcom/~4/-4YMVZnCyPA" height="1" width="1"/>http://adoptionharmony.blogspot.com/2010/09/thank-god-for-dr-ronald-federici.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053591095162092869.post-66559331511823038722010-01-05T17:38:00.001-06:002010-01-05T17:39:57.579-06:002010-01-05T17:39:57.579-06:00Karasel Kidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10940186251399956994noreply@blogger.com0Balancing Out Being a single parent and staying balanced with finances is not always easy, but possible. I like parenting alone because I can devote that extra time to my child that I would have to divide with a spouse. I used to worry that it wasn't fair to my child to have only one parent and no siblings until I realized that it only takes a great relationship with one person to truly garnish a <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CHp98W3nSH4UrzACLiZG6jI7J_Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CHp98W3nSH4UrzACLiZG6jI7J_Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CHp98W3nSH4UrzACLiZG6jI7J_Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CHp98W3nSH4UrzACLiZG6jI7J_Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdoptionHarmonyblogspotcom/~4/Y47BCAgYcKo" height="1" width="1"/>http://adoptionharmony.blogspot.com/2010/01/solo-parent-balance.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053591095162092869.post-46715851216128030932009-12-06T21:17:00.001-06:002009-12-06T21:20:06.433-06:002009-12-06T21:20:06.433-06:00Karasel Kidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10940186251399956994noreply@blogger.com0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e27S4CMgRTDAsMLlpSYNoMENW4k/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e27S4CMgRTDAsMLlpSYNoMENW4k/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e27S4CMgRTDAsMLlpSYNoMENW4k/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e27S4CMgRTDAsMLlpSYNoMENW4k/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdoptionHarmonyblogspotcom/~4/4fbEPHbQYqA" height="1" width="1"/>http://adoptionharmony.blogspot.com/2009/12/favorite-adoption-pictures.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053591095162092869.post-11922649589777489712009-12-06T18:48:00.001-06:002009-12-06T18:48:52.545-06:002009-12-06T18:48:52.545-06:00Karasel Kidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10940186251399956994noreply@blogger.com0Kisses In the Wind I hold you in my heart and touch you in my dreams. You are here each day with me, at least that's how it seems. I know you wonder where we are... what's taking us so long. But remember child, I love you so and God will keep you strong. Now go outside and feel the breeze and let it touch your skin... Because tonight, just as always, I blow you kisses in the wind. May God <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ll9ugF8LS1ddtlfXj8XCtwGDcVQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ll9ugF8LS1ddtlfXj8XCtwGDcVQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ll9ugF8LS1ddtlfXj8XCtwGDcVQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ll9ugF8LS1ddtlfXj8XCtwGDcVQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdoptionHarmonyblogspotcom/~4/IkVYL2jV4C0" height="1" width="1"/>http://adoptionharmony.blogspot.com/2009/12/kisses-in-wind-adoption-poetry.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053591095162092869.post-41983968408773975572009-11-13T22:28:00.000-06:002009-11-13T22:28:25.768-06:002009-11-13T22:28:25.768-06:00Karasel Kidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10940186251399956994noreply@blogger.com1In researching international adoption agencies for Adoption Harmony.com I came across an unfamiliar concept-International Surragacy.  I've heard about this being done in India, but no head-liners advertising it.  Until today.  Partners for Adoption listed Int'l Surragacy on their website as one of your choices, AS WELL AS the homestudies and adoptions in-house they do for Ukraine.    The price <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yviuoype-SYu8OxpPUwmQ3kJ5h8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yviuoype-SYu8OxpPUwmQ3kJ5h8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yviuoype-SYu8OxpPUwmQ3kJ5h8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yviuoype-SYu8OxpPUwmQ3kJ5h8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdoptionHarmonyblogspotcom/~4/IIG54ZAwBPo" height="1" width="1"/>http://adoptionharmony.blogspot.com/2009/11/international-surrogacy-in-ukraine.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053591095162092869.post-46529272149201861532009-10-22T22:24:00.002-05:002011-01-28T12:51:42.283-06:002011-01-28T12:51:42.283-06:00Karasel Kidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10940186251399956994noreply@blogger.com0First Time ParentsTake the Rose Colored Glasses Off now!  The most important element in adoption is understanding  how to develop a Healthy Attachment with your new child no matter the age.  Many say, "Babies don't remember anything."  This is not true.  Their bodies do remember, and their minds have developed according to their past by the time you meet them.  Being open to the fact that your <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JAoSMxT_MmsGtwhi1GFPg8Rf9gM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JAoSMxT_MmsGtwhi1GFPg8Rf9gM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JAoSMxT_MmsGtwhi1GFPg8Rf9gM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JAoSMxT_MmsGtwhi1GFPg8Rf9gM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdoptionHarmonyblogspotcom/~4/CcttzURP6Mo" height="1" width="1"/>http://adoptionharmony.blogspot.com/2009/10/first-time-parents.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053591095162092869.post-55797732143297683762009-10-18T18:59:00.004-05:002009-10-20T22:28:32.016-05:002009-10-20T22:28:32.016-05:00Karasel Kidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10940186251399956994noreply@blogger.com0What's In A Name? The Russian Naming System "In formal or official situations, Russians address each other by using both a person's first name and his or her patronymic. the patronymic invariably is derived from the first name of the person's father. For example, Sergey Ivanovich is literally Sergey, son of Ivan, and Tatyana Andreyevna is Tatyana, daughter of Andrey. Additionally, Russians <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-gLgxSOSyIi9OrP-TnM3pQP13Ww/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-gLgxSOSyIi9OrP-TnM3pQP13Ww/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-gLgxSOSyIi9OrP-TnM3pQP13Ww/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-gLgxSOSyIi9OrP-TnM3pQP13Ww/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdoptionHarmonyblogspotcom/~4/1NUFf9iCRkM" height="1" width="1"/>http://adoptionharmony.blogspot.com/2009/10/whats-in-name-russian-naming-system.htmlhttp://www.adoptionharmony.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053591095162092869.post-4140000859409838842009-10-11T19:33:00.005-05:002009-10-18T19:11:29.106-05:002009-10-18T19:11:29.106-05:00Karasel Kidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10940186251399956994noreply@blogger.com0 What to Expect? Video by www.childrensnet.org on UTBUBE                                                                                      <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tj7ebMmg_3XuCiLT1S1lZAw-ObQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tj7ebMmg_3XuCiLT1S1lZAw-ObQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tj7ebMmg_3XuCiLT1S1lZAw-ObQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tj7ebMmg_3XuCiLT1S1lZAw-ObQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdoptionHarmonyblogspotcom/~4/45MFwcYvEoU" height="1" width="1"/>http://adoptionharmony.blogspot.com/2009/10/to-expect-video-by-www.htmlhttp://www.adoptionharmony.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053591095162092869.post-56294402206651794192009-10-09T10:45:00.001-05:002009-10-22T23:22:12.297-05:002009-10-22T23:22:12.297-05:00Karasel Kidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10940186251399956994noreply@blogger.com0Spotlight Reviews on Russian Life Magazines by Adopters A Wonderful Magazine by Tatiana Elizabeth Lyulkin from Daly City, CA USA on Feb 12, 2009 Just got my first issue of Russian Life. As an adopted child reseaching one's heritage, I can say that Russian Life is a lifeline, a bridge of sorts between Russia and yours truly. I think it's a "must have" for anyone truly interested in <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qxD5jdKXWBpiIzf2y1QWcIZkrxY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qxD5jdKXWBpiIzf2y1QWcIZkrxY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qxD5jdKXWBpiIzf2y1QWcIZkrxY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qxD5jdKXWBpiIzf2y1QWcIZkrxY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdoptionHarmonyblogspotcom/~4/pzgRPiboS6c" height="1" width="1"/>http://adoptionharmony.blogspot.com/2009/10/russian-family-magazine-reviews.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053591095162092869.post-7608810468422096032009-10-06T12:54:00.010-05:002011-01-28T13:13:07.859-06:002011-01-28T13:13:07.859-06:00Karasel Kidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10940186251399956994noreply@blogger.com0WHEN TWO SOULS COLLIDE: A Story of Union                                                                          A.P. Chronicles of an international adoption in Russia gone terribly wrong is the entertwining plot of this autobiographical work by the anonymous author "AP."  When Two Souls Collide starts off spinning the story of the roller coaster ride of emotions and the plethora of complexities <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-eP8TP5UiAOqn2LoSIN9lJN77s0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-eP8TP5UiAOqn2LoSIN9lJN77s0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-eP8TP5UiAOqn2LoSIN9lJN77s0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-eP8TP5UiAOqn2LoSIN9lJN77s0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdoptionHarmonyblogspotcom/~4/o32wRXwAK3o" height="1" width="1"/>http://adoptionharmony.blogspot.com/2009/10/when-two-souls-collide-by-kasevern.htmlhttp://www.adoptionharmony.blogspot.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053591095162092869.post-64001231371939350532009-10-02T16:47:00.000-05:002009-10-02T16:53:09.824-05:002009-10-02T16:53:09.824-05:00Karasel Kidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10940186251399956994noreply@blogger.com1 Born not from our flesh, But born in our hearts, You were longed for and wanted And loved from the start. Author: unknown Provided via email by Tatiana at World Links International Adoption Agency <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/56Vk9JTfBvhly8whHTeKbtl3VfU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/56Vk9JTfBvhly8whHTeKbtl3VfU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/56Vk9JTfBvhly8whHTeKbtl3VfU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/56Vk9JTfBvhly8whHTeKbtl3VfU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdoptionHarmonyblogspotcom/~4/7Uw0YmHwSVY" height="1" width="1"/>http://adoptionharmony.blogspot.com/2009/10/adoption-poetry.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053591095162092869.post-53177080113689030362009-10-02T16:41:00.000-05:002009-10-02T16:53:57.599-05:002009-10-02T16:53:57.599-05:00Karasel Kidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10940186251399956994noreply@blogger.com0Files Ready to Go This photo and the comments came to me today in an email from Titiana at World Links International Adoption Agency. She said, "I recently joined the technologically advanced crowd and now have a smartphone capable of taking good-enough quality pictures.  We had two dossiers ready to go to an Embassy and I decided to take a <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nxNdd_tw3ULUFeEi2jljbGcqOTY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nxNdd_tw3ULUFeEi2jljbGcqOTY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nxNdd_tw3ULUFeEi2jljbGcqOTY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nxNdd_tw3ULUFeEi2jljbGcqOTY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdoptionHarmonyblogspotcom/~4/5iELSmpEvRk" height="1" width="1"/>http://adoptionharmony.blogspot.com/2009/10/pictures-of-dossiers-ready-to-go-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053591095162092869.post-21371184914595557582009-10-02T09:33:00.006-05:002010-01-25T10:59:08.806-06:002010-01-25T10:59:08.806-06:00Karasel Kidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10940186251399956994noreply@blogger.com0The Italian DVD by Sony Pictures Classic Older Teen/Adult Film * Running Time: 99 Min.* Rated: PG13 Synopsis For most Russian orphans, the chance to be adopted is a dream come true. But six-year-old Vanya has other hopes. After discovering his mother is still alive, the abandoned boy teaches himself to read so as to learn her address from his personal files. Before a wealthy Italian couple can <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aW16UuKi3XUeED9mzAt2Q8ZY4_Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aW16UuKi3XUeED9mzAt2Q8ZY4_Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aW16UuKi3XUeED9mzAt2Q8ZY4_Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aW16UuKi3XUeED9mzAt2Q8ZY4_Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdoptionHarmonyblogspotcom/~4/EKwdZtdhOk0" height="1" width="1"/>http://adoptionharmony.blogspot.com/2009/10/movie-reviews-for-adults-and-children.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053591095162092869.post-18962418685110327472009-10-01T13:30:00.005-05:002009-10-22T23:15:06.495-05:002009-10-22T23:15:06.495-05:00Karasel Kidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10940186251399956994noreply@blogger.com0The Russian Word for Snow, Written by Janis Cooke Newman Critics called this one ," a riveting, nail-biting saga" of a true story of Russian Adoption back when only one trip was required.  This account is a can't put down book ALL adopters, and ought to be required reading for pre adopters.  The Russian Word for Snow captures the true saga of the journey of meeting and falling in love with an <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tcp8haPMG7EPyreGEi-KR4VcX-U/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tcp8haPMG7EPyreGEi-KR4VcX-U/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tcp8haPMG7EPyreGEi-KR4VcX-U/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tcp8haPMG7EPyreGEi-KR4VcX-U/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdoptionHarmonyblogspotcom/~4/izYjSptDenI" height="1" width="1"/>http://adoptionharmony.blogspot.com/2009/10/adult-book-review.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053591095162092869.post-3440477184555832992009-10-01T12:23:00.003-05:002009-10-22T22:31:07.493-05:002009-10-22T22:31:07.493-05:00Karasel Kidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10940186251399956994noreply@blogger.com0Mishka, An Adoption Tale Written by Adrienne Ehlert Bashista and illustrated by Miranda R. Meueller For readers age 4 and up, this tale is a realistic one that shows parents going to get their older toddler child from an orphanage.  Mishka has a great sense of being written by an author who has been through the adoption process and gives it the ending MOST people experience-a family is formed + <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r0rg0FkqzytBQ9tCxdDVpLRrFXI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r0rg0FkqzytBQ9tCxdDVpLRrFXI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r0rg0FkqzytBQ9tCxdDVpLRrFXI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r0rg0FkqzytBQ9tCxdDVpLRrFXI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdoptionHarmonyblogspotcom/~4/q4wcD3KHCI0" height="1" width="1"/>http://adoptionharmony.blogspot.com/2009/10/book-reviews-for-childrens-literature.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053591095162092869.post-85752072333221595592009-09-27T21:16:00.004-05:002011-01-28T13:10:19.277-06:002011-01-28T13:10:19.277-06:00Karasel Kidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10940186251399956994noreply@blogger.com0    Today is the day that the information stored in my head about my experience with international adoption, attachment and bonding, international adoption agencies and everything else that goes along with it starts pouring out. Witnessing my son develop, change, heal and grow healthy has been the biggest education and gift I could have ever imagined.  Be careful what you pray for!     I have a <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VHUbte6o3ynGU7UFoex2lHpS5FE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VHUbte6o3ynGU7UFoex2lHpS5FE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VHUbte6o3ynGU7UFoex2lHpS5FE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VHUbte6o3ynGU7UFoex2lHpS5FE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdoptionHarmonyblogspotcom/~4/boloI5_4qGY" height="1" width="1"/>http://adoptionharmony.blogspot.com/2009/09/today-is-day-that-information-stored-in.html