Janet Dean | Orphanages

Thanks to Fresh Fiction for inviting me to guest blog today. November isn’t
usually the prettiest month here in the Midwest, but it’s still a favorite of
mine. I’ve always loved the Thanksgiving holiday and our first child was born
in November. Although our daughter’s original due date was November 13, as
babies will, she came a little later. Even with little sleep and the extra
pounds I could have done without, we put our firstborn at the top of
our “thankful for” list that Thanksgiving. And there she’s remained, joined by
her younger sister and down the road, their husbands and our four
grandchildren. Family means a great deal to me. Perhaps that’s why I was
fascinated the first time I heard about the orphan train and decided to use
this slice of history in a book.