[Celebrity Adoptions]

Here's a story from the Associated Press about the very issue of Madonna and the wisdom of allowing her to do what she has apparently done.

Frankly, this whole issue of celebrity adoptions has been gnawing at me for a while. If any of us did half of what some of these folks did (can you imagine swapping spit with your brother in front of your social worker???), we would have been turned down in a heartbeat.

Money and celebrity buy a lot of things -- including, apparently, children.

[Baby Announcements 2006]

Lori and Sam,

Congratulations!

This is thrilling news. Our stroller is now full!!!!

Enjoy this time with your little one.

[Baby Announcements 2006]

What do you get when you take one family from New Jersey... stick 'em in San Antonio for a weekend in May '05 with all the rest of the Peabiscuits... give 'em a trial size match to test their mettle... then match 'em with the "real thing"... allow a few months for Mother Nature to grow that baby... and toss in the magic of open adoption??

You get a super-sized Garden State miracle like what happened today in West Texas, where one faithful Abrazo couple and their son gained two daughters/sisters at once:  a toddler and a newborn; and one trusting Texas birthmom, her eldest daughter and courageous birthgrandmother permanently grafted a loving East Coast branch onto their family tree.

May they all find this experience has blest them with both roots and wings, and may all four of these children adjust to such big life changes swiftly and well, with the support of some very extraordinary parents!

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Yeah! The gal in that New Jersey couple is my old college roommate, Christine. She's the one who told me about Abrazo last year. I can't tell you how thrilled I am for them. They are such great people and deserve all the happiness in the world.

Thank you, Elizabeth and staff, for helping to enlarge their family. I know it will be a very happy one.

Nina