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.

One of the hardest parts of adopting a child from another country is being able to meet your child and then having to say goodbye. Your brain knows that you have to do it but …

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 …

I saw a photo of myself taken last week,  and it was surprising.  This happens to most people, I think.  We have an idea in our minds of what we look like, and it is …

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 …

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 …

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 …

I have always believed that she will be JUST like everyone else and that she had a very mild case of TSC and that was confirmed today. That does not mean there could not be issues down the road – just that for now (and hopefully forever) TSC has absolutely NO control over our lives.

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 …

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.