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by Amy Shore

AShore75@yahoo.com

Check out her website:  http://www.freewebs.com/ashore75/

Amy Shore shares her family's adventure through life.

A former Holmdel resident and Monmouth County teacher, Amy Shore lives with her husband Dave Jean and their daughters Miranda and Lucy in Houston, Texas.  She is the author of two books:  Waiting For Lucinda is the story of her daughter Lucy's international adoption from Guatemala, and High School Hall Pass:  Reflections from a High School Teacher is a collection of essays about what it is like teaching teenagers today.  Both books can be ordered at any local bookstore or purchased online at www.amazon.com.

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August 2006        
It Will Mean Everything Mel, You Said A Mouthful How To Unlock It   Second Opinion
July 2006        
Father Love On Being American Heading To The Hospital When Being Polite Is Dangerous  
June 2006        
  Piles Of Laundry And Memories   Crash! There Will Be A Scar
May 2006        
Never Again? My Immigrant She Holds My Heart Meltdown Mothering  
April 2006        
Her Own Children Deep In The Hills of WV It’s All In The Timing My First Senior Moment  
March 2006        
Real Love In Other News… Guess Who Else Is Watching? Yates X 2 My Mother's Lover
February 2006        
  Confrontation Speed Racer Fixing The Roots  
January 2006        
The Gang’s All Here Homophobia in the Suburbs? When Mom Is Sick Adios!  
December 2005        
‘Tis The Season Brace Yourself If Only Gold Could Stay Back To Normal Joy to the World
November 2005        
A Crooked Spine I Grew in YOUR Belly! Has The Curve Changed? My Thank You Note  
October 2005        
What's The Rush? Is God Mad? Just Me and My Dad  
September 2005        
Seeing The Cousins The Invisible Saying Goodbye Lying Is Bad, Right? Get Outa Town!
August 2005        
Back To School Shopping Brown Is Beautiful Goodnight, Peter She Walks Into The World  
July 2005        
Turning 40 Ed is Old   The Elephant In The Room  
June 2005        
Bathing Beauties Deep Throat Revealed Growing Up Not Guilty To My Daughter Miranda On The Day Of Her Bat Mitzvah
May 2005        
Naughty Or Nice? Mother’s Day Without My Mother The Lost Boys Not My Day  
April 2005        

Thank You, John Paul

Theirs Is A Modern-Day Fairy Tale Suburban Prey When Is Too Old Too Old?  
March 2005        
Licks What I Learned from BTK Bathroom Technology On The Rise? Time For The Big Girl Bed The Sanctity of Life
February 2005        
The Boys Have Grown Up The Pain of Living Missing the 60 Minutes Point No Time For Fear  
January 2005        
Looking At The Listings Who's Your Daddy? My Third Baby Made On MTV  
December 2004        
This is Our Story Again Every Now and Then ‘Twas One Night In December A Moody White Christmas
November 2004        
Lucy Turns 2 At The Zoo Earning Her Master’s Degree From The Sidelines The Pianist Thanks  
October 2004        
She's Really My Sister Suburban Madness Nightmare On Match Point Lane    
September 2004        
First Day of Junior High What We Take For Granted Turning 90 and 2
 
How We Can Change The World Four In A Row!
August 2004        
New Jersey Ed Move Over, Job Giving Up
July 2004        
Vice President Cheney, Shame On You! Saying Farewell Moving Minty Legs Who Needs Sleep
June 2004        
The Swan The Unexpected High Drama Where Are The Pacifiers?
May 2004        
Honoring All Mothers On Mother’s Day Finally “Home”
 
Those Pictures… The Target Tantrum
April 2004        
Until the Next Time She’s Listening Learning That Each Vote Counts
         

Amy wrote a series of articles about her family's adoption journey.  You can read the articles in the Adoption Option archive.

Check out her website:  http://www.freewebs.com/ashore75/

 

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