To Sing Frogs Chapter 4c
I hate talking about death. That’s what happened though. At least it felt like they died. Amy quickly realized what so many others have... Read More →
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Is Adoption Better or Worse Than a Real Family?
As Seen In Huffington Post Okay, I admit it. It was a trick question. What is the fixation with the word “real?” Who are the “real” parents;... Read More →
To Sing Frogs Chapter 4b
It wasn’t like I didn’t want to adopt those two children. I did. I really did. There were still a million things that could go wrong. Even if the... Read More →
To Sing Frogs Chapter 4a
Chapter 4 Building a House on Sand It was obvious that the snapshot was not taken by a professional. The photo’s only purpose was to... Read More →
Whoosh! There Went my New Year’s Resolution.
The road to hell, good intentions… blah blah blah. I had a lot of things I needed maintain, even get ahead on over the next several months... Read More →
To Sing Frogs Chapter 3e
Even Amy was beginning to dig deeper in the questioning. “How does your adopted child get along with the others?” “They’re just like any... Read More →
Never Give up Hope
(As Seen on Adoption.net) Never give up hope. But when you do give up hope, never give up trying. Emily was our challenge. We knew she would be... Read More →
To Sing Frogs Chapter 3d
I pity the idiot who asks any stay-at-home-mother with four kids if she has a job. After removing a pair of six-inch scissors from his ear, I... Read More →
To Sing Frogs Chapter 3c
I’m not sure I have a better idea for how to run adoptions. Even so, the ambiance bothered me. These were children. Not cars! They weren’t... Read More →
To Sing Frogs Chapter 3b
Mindy’s Texas-based agency was happy to add us to their list of clients after we had read and agreed to the terms of their contract. A line in... Read More →
To Sing Frogs Chapter 3a
Chapter 3 Determining a Direction I had no idea where Mindy was or what she was up to. All I knew was she had adopted a... Read More →
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