The Learning Channel is airing a new series called “Kids by the Dozen,” which showcases families with 12 or more children. Several episode air this month, and show times and synopses of the episodes can be found on TLC’s website.

Not only can you watch the series, but if you happen to have 12 or more children, you can be chosen to appear on the show! It would be fantastic to see some large, adoptive LDS families represented. :)

Here are the specifics:

Seeking Families for TLC’s “Kids by the Dozen”

TLC's television series "Kids by the Dozen" is seeking... more

If you’re not interested in maintaining a blog but would still like to make your adoption experience available to the public, or just to friends and family, there are other options.

The first is to set up a private discussion group, such as a Yahoo group where you can post pictures and information about your adoption plans and experiences. These groups can made public or private, depending on your preferences. You can even elect to have them not appear in the Yahoo groups directory if you’d like. You can post messages and photos, and members of your group can do likewise, depending on the way you set the group’s permissions. One advantage... more

First, decide where you want to host your blog. There are a variety of free blogging sites with blogging packages that will suit most beginning bloggers. Below is a list of some of the more popular options:

Blogger Word Press Type Pad Live Journal

There are even blogs for people with specific interests or lifestyles, such as:

Homestead Blogger Homeschool Blogger

Second, decide on what level of... more

If you’re reading this, you know what a blog is. You may even have one of your own. If you don’t, perhaps you’ve thought about creating one but worried that you wouldn’t have enough interesting things to say, or that no one would read it, or maybe that too many people would read it and it would be an invasion of your privacy!

I avoided blogging for many years because frankly, I thought it was stupid. Why would I want to share my private life with a bunch of people I don’t even know? Eventually though, I was convinced to give it a try. I’d been sending out a weekly email to members of our family and some friends, and I decided the same end might more easily be accomplished if... more

This weekend, a few friends and I headed to the big city to attend one of Deseret Book’s “Time Out for Women” conferences. I was excited to go and hear the speakers (including Mary Ellen Edmunds, Dean Hughes, Emily Watts, Camille Fronk Olson, Carolyn Rasmus, and even a surprise visit from Sheri Dew), but I was most anxious to be able to see Michael McLean (and Kenneth Cope) perform in person. I’ve always loved Michael McLean’s music, and I was pleasantly surprised to discover that in addition to being a fantastic musician,... more