Firsts
[This week Emily writes of “Firsts” that happened as she was adopted]. First time I went to restaurant and make me so happy.... Read More →
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To Sing Frogs Chapter 21d
“Sorry,” I said to Anya after we walked out of the courtroom. “I didn’t mean to annoy her.” I saw the prosecutor laugh Read More →
Children Available for Adoption: Behind Magic Doors
There are children available for adoption. They probably aren’t where you’re looking, unless you happen to be looking behind magic... Read More →
To Sing Frogs Chapter 21c
The boulder cracked. Corners of the judge’s mouth turned upward as she read Russian words from the first page of the book. By page three a... Read More →
To SIng Frogs Chapter 21b
“They are very impressed,” Anya whispered as she bent toward us while still standing. “They are surprised that the books are Read More →
Natasha’s Parents Cared for Me
In the orphinige people been mean to me. But girl, Natasha, she very Read More →
To Sing Frogs Chapter 21a
Chapter 21 No Defense White and red were separated, held together by an azure strip of equal width. Russian red and white were brought... Read More →
To Sing Frogs Chapter 20c
Stass sighed again. Then he stood up. The rest of us followed his example. His responses were firm but Read More →
The n Word: He Might Have Lambasted her. Instead, he Welcomed her to America
I was exhausted as we landed in New York. It had been almost a month long trip to Russia, dealing with Soviet style bureaucracy, when we finally... Read More →
Mercy or Justice? A Story of Orphans: You be the Judge
To me, it wasn’t initially a question of mercy or justice. It was just what should have been done. I was shocked when the judge said that... Read More →
To Sing Frogs Chapter 20b
Those were among the first documents we ever received on the girls. We had screened them again and again, pulling out every bit of Read More →
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