Why Can’t I Sleep?
Why+can’t+I+sleep… About 487,000,000 results (0.79 seconds). Thanks, Google. Four hundred and eighty seven million; a bit much, even for you. I’m... Read More →
Category
How to Fix Your Child With a Magic Wand
My oldest daughter hadn’t been home from Russia for a month before we noticed her pointing pencils or other objects at us while contorting her... Read More →
Something we All Agree on
One of my friends says he’s “probably an atheist.” Another friend says that evidence indicates there is a creator, but not a personal and active... Read More →
The Adoption System Isn’t Fair
As Seen in Huffington Post I can’t stand the waiting! I don’t know if I can handle another failed referral. What if they change their minds? What... Read More →
Reactive Attachment Disorder I Need Your Help withThree Things
Because my daughter has Reactive Attachment Disorder I need your help with three things. Some people think that RAD means my daughter can’t... Read More →
Adopting a Child with Down Syndrome: Winning in Vegas
Our family was so wrong. We thought that adopting a child with Down syndrome would be about what we could do for him. The error of thinking like... Read More →
The Truth at the Bottom of the Castle
I think every school aged girl who gets adopted feels at least a little bit like a princess. That was certainly true for my daughters. Sarah, who... Read More →
My Valentine
Twenty-six years ago I was engaged to one of the most beautiful girls I had ever known. It was no secret she was out of my league. In fact, the... Read More →
Rainbows and Unicorns Should Erase Adoption Scars
There really is a beautiful and almost magical side to our adoption stories. We wanted our daughters badly. Our sons wanted little sisters, too.... Read More →
A Child is Even More Tired of Waiting for You
My wife, Amy and I had three sons biologically before her childbearing days were over. We had always dreamed of having daughters to go along with... Read More →
You Can Lead a Horse to Water
I was talking with a wise religious leader once when I used that worn out cliché, talking about someone who refused to conform. “No,” he... Read More →
Whoosh! There Went my New Year’s Resolution.
The road to hell, good intentions… blah blah blah. I had a lot of things I needed maintain, even get ahead on over the next several months... Read More →
Follow Me on Social
© 2018 John M. Simmons