What is a birthday anyway?

What is a birthday anyway?

What is a birthday anyway? Julie McGue Author This year my birthday slipped in like an extra dinner guest. Surrounded by my adult children and grandsons, I succeeded in making it through the singing and blowing out of candles without tears. Of course, it wasn’t...
ADOPTION IN AMERICA

ADOPTION IN AMERICA

ADOPTION IN AMERICA       Julie McGue Author On March 29th at 7PM CST, I will be participating in a virtual panel discussion titled: ADOPTION IN AMERICA with notable authors: Lisa Wingate, Gabrielle Glaser, and Jeff Hoffmann. The event will be hosted by...
Houses Hold Secrets

Houses Hold Secrets

Houses Hold Secrets ​ Julie McGue Author As many of you know, I lost my husband of thirty-seven years on Valentine’s Day. He battled several types of cancer for the better part of the last decade. So, while I knew this day would eventually come, I’m nonetheless,...
Another Look at Secondary Rejection

Another Look at Secondary Rejection

Another Look at Secondary Rejection Julie McGue Author Several weeks ago, I wrote about secondary rejection–a term which refers to the disappointment and hurt that birth relatives experience when they try to connect with the family they lost to adoption. I shared in...

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