I couldn't let this day go by without a mention of Barbara Walters' retirement after fifty years in the news, views, and television specials business. I don't normally watch daytime television but I had to today, just to see her final appearance on The View, a show she created seventeen years ago. Barbara Walters was a huge role model for women in journalism, and on this day's episode of The View, Oprah Winfrey brought nearly every newswomen on the planet, said TNZ, to thank her for it. She looked around at the dozens of young women standing around her and said, This is my legacy. And what a great legacy that is. Unfortunately my desire to work as a journalist and my training in journalism came a decade too soon. Even so, I thank her for what she has accomplished. The news business has not been the same since Barbara Walters became the first woman co-news anchor of the nightly news in 1976. Though her co-anchor at that time (Harry Reasoner) did not respect her or want a … [Read more...]
Sara Connell’s surrogacy story is incredible
I am delighted to welcome Sara Connell here at Choices today to discuss her writing and coaching life. Her memoir, Bringing in Finn is indeed an incredible surrogacy story. To win your free copy, please leave your comments here. I'll announce a winner, picked randomly, on Monday, December 2. Book Summary and Details Bringing in Finn by Sara Connell is an incredibly moving story of surrogacy and how it created a bond like no other between a mother and daughter. In February 2011, 61-year-old Kristine Casey delivered the greatest gift of all to her daughter, Sara Connell: Sara's son, Finnean. At that moment, Kristine the gestational carrier of Sara and her husband Bill's child became the oldest woman ever to give birth in Chicago. Bringing in Finn: An Extraordinary Surrogacy Story tells this modern family's remarkable surrogacy story. is an achingly honest memoir about a couple that wanted nothing more than to have a family and a mother who would do anything for her … [Read more...]
