A friend of mine who does not have a blog asked me to post this, as it is information Ukraine adoptive families would like to have.  I wante...

Back in June I posted to the 16 year old me . My dad has malignant melanoma diagnosed 25 years ago and is watched pretty closely. I'm co...

I've been trying to make a point of reading more lately. I just finished one of the best books I've read in a long time. "A S...

My heart is breaking for the Parker family today. Several months ago they brought home two little girls from Ukraine.  I knew they also had ...

Do you see it? Over there...on my left sidebar...that green box with a countdown going. See the countdown going? We are SO EXCITED to be get...

Are you involved with a non-profit organization and concerned about conflict of interest? Do you wonder what's o.k and what's not? ...

There are children with and without special needs all over the world who meet the criteria of "orphan". The care these children re...

I have become a blog slacker. What can I say? It's summer, and since Axel is stuck in this God awful halo, and it has been hotter than H...

Awhile back I had an incident in Micheal's craft store. I'm sure you've had a similar experience yourself. You know, when you go...

I've spent days trying to formulate this post in my head. It deserved a post a week ago, but the words weren't coming. It all star...

This will be short, cuz I'm *really* groggy and am fighting to keep my eyes open. First things first. I do NOT have esophageal cancer....

In Minnesota, we get one, sometime two days out of the summer that reach 100*. I think we're on day 10 or 11 or something like that now....

I *really* wanted to get a picture of this, but it would have been cruel to leave the child there to get the camera. It was tempting though....

The purpose of this post is to distract you. You know, like a slight of hand kind of thing, only this will be on your computer screen. Are y...

A year or so ago we rented a HUGE dumpster, and filled it. Most of that stuff came out of our storage room that the mice had infested, along...

ok, well I started this post three times, and then erased it. I have no idea what to say. I should probably just delete now. ........2  ho...

In the eyes of a child there is joy, there is laughter There is hope, there is trust, a chance to shape the future For the lessons of lif...

Axel and I are gonna go buy hoops today. Maybe.

Since Axel has been home for 7 months now, we don't see quite as many "firsts". When we do, we can sure tell, but there are ti...

And so, just days before Axel's surgery, we met again to discuss observation reports and determine how to best meet Axel's needs in ...