Jack’s Selfie 1
“I got a camera for congraduation.” Jack has always wanted a camera so he could take pictures like he saw everyone else doing. He... Read More →
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Seven Awesome Life Lessons my son With Down Syndrome Taught me
As Seen in Huffington Post Amy and I had three biological sons when we adopted a one-month-old little boy with Down syndrome and started... Read More →
Second Choice Doesn’t Mean Second Best
Recently I was digitally reprimanded by someone hiding behind a fake name and profile picture. (Yawn.) The troll found Read More →
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 →
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 →
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 →
To Sing Frogs Chapter 5d
“Mom. Mom. Mom. When Katya come home? You—Dad—go get Katya. Bring Katya home.” The abstract times given for completion of an international... Read More →
What to do When Your Team Loses the Super Bowl
As Seen in Huffington Post Jack has his share of challenges. His life began by being born with Down syndrome, to a fourteen year old mother who... Read More →
Darla Rescues Strays Like Me
Darla fixes up strays, like me. I was catching up on Facebook this morning when a saw a post from a long-time friend. Several weeks ago,... Read More →
A World Without Bullies
As Seen in Huffington Post I was always the second or third child from the left on the front row of class pictures in elementary school. I was... Read More →
I’d Rather Be In An Orphanage
My wife and I just got back from our first trip ever to Hawaii. It was incredible. It was everything we imagined it to be. I saw the most... Read More →
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