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Collateral Losses
July 28, 2010 – 3:00 am | 10 Comments
Collateral Losses

Whenever I sit to write, I am already at the middle of it. It’s the beginning that always befuddles me. I never know where to start.
That is because, in this conversation at least, there is …

Korea Chose Us
June 7, 2010 – 1:14 pm | 9 Comments

Because we didn’t choose Korea – we choose Vietnam and when Vietnam closed we took it very hard and let our social worker lead us to Korea for all the wrong reasons and the right reasons. Then Little Man and Little Princess happened – not because either of us were looking for them.

Racing to Find a Cure
May 4, 2010 – 9:04 am | 2 Comments
Racing to Find a Cure

Since May is National Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) Awareness Month I am going to tell everyone about TSC, how our family has been affected, and what you can do to help!
What is TSC?
Tuberous sclerosis complex …

Sunday Showcase-Positive Stereotyping is Not Always Positive
March 7, 2010 – 7:31 am | 3 Comments

We missed our Sunday Showcase last week because of the Carnival. We’re back this week with a fabulous article from Uncharted Parent. She originally gave me this post,  How Much of Your Child’s Birth Culture …

Lunar New Year Lantern Craft
February 14, 2010 – 7:00 am | 2 Comments
Lunar New Year Lantern Craft

2010 is the Year of the Tiger! Create beautiful tiger patterned lanterns to decorate your home for the New Year. So simple, this craft is for kids of all ages and skill levels.

Choosing Love
February 7, 2010 – 10:37 am | 2 Comments

I still remember the biggest fight Aaron and I have ever had as if it was yesterday. It was the one time I almost uttered the word “divorce”, something I swore I would never do …

Cultural Exchange, or so I Thought
January 10, 2010 – 7:41 pm | 6 Comments

This post is about the exchange student we have living with us, the one that is driving me crazy and refuses to become a member of our family no matter what is said or done …

Cultural Exchange – One plus One does not equal two
December 4, 2009 – 8:00 am | 3 Comments
Cultural Exchange – One plus One does not equal two

One plus one does not always equal two…yeah my husband would tell me I am wrong, you know the math whiz would say tell me again how you came up with that but …

New Research Encourages Going Beyond Culture Camp
November 13, 2009 – 8:00 am | 6 Comments
New Research Encourages Going Beyond Culture Camp

The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute just released the executive summary of its recent research study entitled Beyond Culture Camp: Promoting Healthy Identity Formation in Adoption. I’m so excited to see this published study because, although the results aren’t really all that new if you already listen to the voices of adult adoptees, this study will reach a much wider audience of adoptive parents. And since they are the ones raising this next generation of adoptees, they are the ones most needing to hear the results.

One year later…
November 4, 2009 – 7:05 am | One Comment

I remember writing this post (I did edit it a bit this time…) on October 23, 2008:
So does anyone here know Annie – the musical – and that song with the line “Yesterday …