Her name was Marina. She was one of the sweetest, prettiest, shyest little girls I had ever met. She was almost seven when she handed me a... Read More →
Footsteps and Russian words from the hallway interrupted my imagination. Amy erupted from her chair and went straight to the doorway. Stass and I... Read More →
As Seen on Huffington Post Oh, I talk the talk. I try to walk the walk. When it comes to difficult circumstances, I always try to focus on what... Read More →
The brick of the Ussuriysk Baby Hospital was off white. The building accents and security metalwork over the windows were sky blue. It was a... Read More →
I had heard people say they experienced an immediate overpowering euphoric attachment with some of their biological children, but it took time to... Read More →
The yellow Monarch was the only thing in my focus. Then it began to fade. A tree ten meters behind it started to steal my vision. I tried to keep... Read More →
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 →
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 →
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“Mama Olga” was heartsick. She was also a practical woman. The best she could do now was to find the perfect homes for Luba and Sergei. Anya... Read More →