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The Syrian Jewelry Box: A Daughter’s Journey for Truth by Carina Sue Burns

Carina Rourke is a young American growing up in blissful innocence in the Middle East until at age fifteen she is captivated by an obsessive desire to search inside of her mother’s forbidden jewelry box. Carina discovers a shocking family secret. On the heels of her discovery, she and her family pursueRead More →

What Do You Mean I Was Adopted? 7 Steps to Acceptance, Gratitude & Peace by Carina S. Burns

Were you adopted? Did you have a similar experience? Do you face issues with identity? Ms. Burns learned of her own adoption when she was a teenager growing up in the Middle East, and it came as a shock. Rather than a prescribed formula for happiness and success, Ms. Burns’sRead More →