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An inspiring adoption memoir for those who have loved, lost and laughed along the way to making a family. After her third miscarriage, Anna Maria knew that adoption was the only way to realize the family of her dreams. Precocious six-year-old Priscilla, brought to an orphanage in the hills of Mexico as a baby, said she wanted a home of her own. Could this be the family that they both have been looking for? Not so fast. To lose her biological mother and the women who raised her was a devastating blow. At the same time, her language, culture, food and friends vanished in a blink. Priscilla learns what it means to be a daughter and a sister. Anna Maria's skills as a mother are tested in a profound way. In this deeply personal and moving memoir spanning fifteen years, Anna Maria reveals her struggles in breaking down barriers to give and receive love. Love at the Border shares intimate family moments with candor and honesty - a powerful testament to faith, family, and our need to belong.

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Anna Maria DiDio, MSW an adoptive mother, was inspired to write her memoir, Love at the Border, An Adoption Adventure after her own family journey. Now her L.I.F.E.* Adventures children's books feature stories about adoption, foster care, stepchildren, and all blended families from the point of view of the child. Anna Maria hopes that her books encourage open and honest exploration about what children are thinking and feeling within their own unique families. She can be found at home in Philadelphia walking everywhere, swimming laps, reading biographies, or baking chocolate chip cookies except when traveling to new and exciting places with her husband Richard.*Love Inspires Families Everywhere

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