If You Can’t get Your Priorities Straight, you Don’t Know JACK!
The first time I saw him, he was so frail. He was only a month old and his heart was so busy pumping blood through holes between its chambers... Read More →
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Empty is a Good Thing; An Easter Tradition
Our family is big on traditions; especially around holidays. Easter is no exception. My wife, Amy started our main Easter tradition when... Read More →
Reactive Attachment Disorder Measuring Success
Because some of our children have Reactive Attachment Disorder measuring success is hard to do and that leaves us, as parents, frustrated. My... Read More →
The Real Reason for a Decline in Adoptions
As Seen on Adoption.net Recently, my Google alerts for “adoption” and “international adoption” went crazy. It seemed that every news outlet in... Read More →
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 →
Get Close Enough to Help People with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Psychologists call them triggers. They could be events, objects, sensory stimulations or even words. When a person who has experienced severe... 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 →
Playing to Your Strengths – The First Step in Adoption
Were you raised in a multi-ethnic family or neighborhood? Do you have lots of friends and family who would crush people that made an issue out of... 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 →
Excuse Me, Do You Know Lelya?
Do you know Lelya? You probably don’t, but I’ve been looking for a long time. Lelya was an orphan. Well, maybe not technically. Those who try to... Read More →
You Lucky Dogs
The other morning I was doing my cursory search for anything new on the subjects I tend to write about; e.g. adoption, parenting, special needs,... Read More →
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