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 →
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You Don’t Need to be as Wrong as I Was
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 →
To Sing Frogs Chapter 15a
Chapter 15 Awareness The children waited on ice. Friday morning it was cold. Again. Even though it was well below zero, Fahrenheit,... Read More →
To Sing Frogs Chapter 14d
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 →
A Mistake Adoptive Parents Never Need to Make Again
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 →
Introductory Video Blog
Introductory video to Life in our Kinda Normal Family Amy and I thought that adding video to our blog would help you get to know our... Read More →
To Sing Frogs Chapter 14b
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 →
Reactive Attachment Disorder Measuring Success
Because some of our children have Reactive Attachment Disorder measuring success is hard to do and that leaves us, as parents, frustrated. My... Read More →
To Sing Frogs Chapter 14a
Chapter 14 Who Would This Little Boy Be? A policeman walked to the side of the road slightly waving a stick with a four-inch-round... Read More →
The Real Reason for a Decline in Adoptions
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 →
To Sing Frogs Chapter 13a
Chapter 13 Troubled Mind I waited under a winter-dead cottonwood tree near the portal to other dimensions. A few feet away stood... Read More →
To Sing Frogs Chapter 12c
“Mamashka! Papashka!” Katya screamed as she ran through the playroom tripping over toys and bouncing off peers. Marina remained near the corner... Read More →
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