Teaching Kids Responsibility: Parenting Teens
My grandpa thought teaching kids responsibility was easy. In his day and circumstances the resources to accomplish that feat were certainly more... Read More →
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To Sing Frogs Chapter 27b
That didn’t ruffle us much. Nothing in Russia ever went right the first time. “What’s up?” I asked while Amy listened. “Her passport sa... Read More →
To Sing Frogs Chapter 27a
Chapter 27 Shut Down The gates were already locked. We could only Read More →
To Sing Frogs Chapter 26d
We collapsed into the lobby chairs for half-an-hour and then re-loaded luggage into the vehicle. Ten miles and two hours later Read More →
International Family: Build on Differences. Don’t Hide Them
An international family, like ours, needs to consider how to turn differences into strengths rather than allowing them to be weaknesses.... Read More →
To Sing Frogs Chapter 26c
We verbally crowded to the front of the fee line and the woman moved in halftime getting us a receipt. Fortunately there was a crowd instead of a... Read More →
First Time I See My Family Again
First time I never saw my sisters, because I abused them and I went to jail. [Emily was quite violent when she came home, only because that is... Read More →
To Sing Frogs Chapter 26a
Chapter 26 Up in the Air “Anya!” Stass ejected while rolling his eyes. “We don’t have time to eat.” “Sure we do. I just want... Read More →
To Sing Frogs Chapter 25e
“It was Stass,” I said after hanging up the phone. “He and Anya are in the lobby waiting for us.” “John, come here.” I walked over to the bed... Read More →
Orphans and Homes for Them to go Home to
We need to find homes for orphans to go home to. Alright, maybe “orphans” is the wrong word. Heaven knows that word has been brutalized for... Read More →
How I Learned to Cope with Death. It’s Easier than you Think.
I first learned to cope with death as I walked away from a Russian orphanage with my new daughter, shrieking in my arms. Of all the places I... Read More →
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