Katya with her bag of animal cookies, soft book and her new parents-to-be.

“What did you have for dinner?” Stass translated for my wife as Katya climbed on to her lap.

As she attempted to reply the child’s belch not only gave away the scent of what dinner had been but also that it had been consumed like global-warming hurricanes eat Louisiana.

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About the Author

John M. Simmons is an adoption advocate and author of the award-winning novels The Marvelous Journey Home and To Sing Frogs. John performs television and radio interviews and writes editorials to share his experience with special needs and international adoption. He appears at book clubs, and is a frequent guest speaker for various groups to increase adoption awareness. He and his wife have three biological sons and six adopted children.