She obviously chooses to write about topics that interest her, such as Third World poverty and international adoptions. She and her husband Donny began to consider adoption when the eldest of their four children headed for college in the 1990s. Greene then began to research the ways of adopting foreign-born children and the issues surrounding the movement now so popular among well-to-do Americans. She also began examining her own motives. The result was several major writing assignments and the addition of five children to her family. She tells about the adventure in No Biking in the House Without a Helmet.