Dear God Please Forgive my Daughters First Mother
Dear God, please forgive my daughters’ first mother. I know that isn’t what I used to ask from you. I know I said I wanted her to burn in hell. I... Read More →
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When Adopted Kids Aren’t Fair You Need to Understand why
We adopted my oldest daughter from Russia when she was fifteen. She’s twenty-three now and I marvel at how far she has come. Emily has... Read More →
When Adopted Children Don’t Feel Safe at Home
My wife’s father was a notorious sex felon. She left her first family at fifteen and entered the foster system where the form of abuse changed... Read More →
To Sing Frogs Chapter 32a
Chapter 32 Who is Dad’s Buddy? Summer was over. Change was in the air. I have a favorite picture of Read More →
To Sing Frogs Chapter 31d
Hell had been on my mind since I left Russia. You can’t leave a child like Marina in an orphanage and not think about Hell. Read More →
To Sing Frogs Chapter 30d
Smoldering, I sat in the chair with Celeste on my lap while Julia spoke with Read More →
To Sing Frogs Chapter 30c
After checking out, I handed the girl behind the counter pictures of Sarah and Read More →
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