Staying Positive: Look at how far We’ve Come, not how far we Have to go
Last week my family and I drove to San Diego to watch the U.S. Marine boot camp graduation for my son. I didn’t realize I would be learning a... Read More →
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Losing Faith: When Miracles don’t Seem to Come and Families Falter
Recently I was talking with one of the thought leaders in adoption and orphan advocacy. She is currently putting together a keynote presentation... Read More →
Family Reconciliation: The Greatest Gift I Ever Received
The hottest part of the year always reminds me that nights will soon turn cold, here in the mountains. Seventeen years ago, during that time of... Read More →
Saying Goodbye for The Last Time: Seize the Day!
Saying goodbye is always toughest when it’s the last goodbye. Even so, it’s harder when we don’t get to say those words for a final time.... Read More →
How I Learned to Cope with Death. It’s Easier than you Think.
I first learned to cope with death as I walked away from a Russian orphanage with my new daughter, shrieking in my arms. Of all the places I... Read More →
Compassion in Court: When Justice Is Served Serves
It wasn’t Emily’s fault that she needed compassion in court. Oh sure, she committed the crimes against members of our family; but it still wasn’t... Read More →
Challenge Limits Instead of Limiting Challenges
We challenge limits instead of limiting challenges in our family. Rippling biceps; six pack abs; toned calves and thighs… yep; that’s how my... Read More →
Finding Faith: Why Does God Care?
Finding faith, for me, never comes easy. Maybe it’s true… things are always in the last place you look. While I was raised in an... Read More →
Best Summer Vacation Places, Ever!
I’m delving into my vast history of travel experience to give you the best summer vacation places, ever. I have walked the trails of... Read More →
Childlike Faith: Believing Enough to get What HE Wants
Childlike faith is what I should have been able to teach my children. I came from a Christian home and family. My daughters came from an abusive... Read More →
A Mother’s Message From Heaven
If your mother is already in heaven; If she has already earned her wings; This is her message for you. mp3 copies of The Marvelous Journey... Read More →
How to Soothe our Pain When we Can’t Help who we Want to Help
Marina was seven and Jula was five, like my daughter-to-be. I don’t know how old Jenya, Maksím, André, Dasha, Ksenya and Natasha were, but it... Read More →
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