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 →
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Compassion in Court: When Justice
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 →
Orphans: I’m Tired of Hearing it.
Western society was shocked in the mid 1990s when we heard that there were 132 million orphans in the world. As good hearted people took this... Read More →
My Lydia
[This week Emily’s blog would have required tons of brackets for explanations, so I decided to create a document that gives the basic history of... Read More →
Survivor Syndrome and Children Adopted From Orphanages
Survivor Syndrome has been rough on my daughter. Sarah had been home from Russia for five years when we met with her friends, in Spain. Those... Read More →
The Camp in Arizona
[About a year after Emily came home, she spent several weeks at a behavioral camp in Arizona. This week she wanted to write about her... Read More →
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 →
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 →
Natasha’s Parents Cared for Me
In the orphinige people been mean to me. But girl, Natasha, she very 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 →
Why I Didn’t Keep Rules
When I was in Russian orphanage, I never keep rules because the rules were unjust. The orphanage [staff visitors and residents] engage in Read More →
Reactive Attachment Disorder, Punishment Escalations Would Never Work
Raising Emily was so much different. The whole game changed. Even though one of our other children had RAD, until Emily came home, we never... Read More →
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