[Translate] Republished by Blog Post PromoterI wrote an interesting letter yesterday.  An orphanage caring for  HIV+ children recently partnered with an adoption agency that was happy to work with them and eager to find families for these little ones.  But then something changed.  The orphanage...

[Translate] The interest in adopting HIV+ children is growing at a rapid pace.  I saw this myself last week when I attended the Christian Alliance for Orphans Summit in Minneapolis.  It was a wonderful conference full of inspiring teaching and fascinating people.  I attended the Summit with the...

[Translate] My eleven year old daughter has a sore throat, and we all know about it because she can’t seem to stop talking about the pain.  Tonight tears flow down her face because her throat hurts.  She wants me to rush her to the doctor or give her antibiotics, but I keep explaining that,...

[Translate] It was our childrens’ favorite moment of the church service.  The trays holding small cups of wine were being passed down the aisle.  With many little ones, this is a precarious moment each Sunday, but with lots of practice, we rarely spill a drop.  A prayer was offered and we lifted...

[Translate] This is Part Two of a post on Attachment Therapy. Read Yesterday’s Post. I marvel at the way Deborah draws as she talks.  Dimples eyes stay focused on the page as Deborah illustrates the situation she is discussing.  Then she engages Dimples in conversation, often while Dimples...

[Translate] There was a time last year when I didn’t know if we could survive the impact that grief, loss, and trauma were   having on our family.  After 22 months of tumult, with the situation worsening, we finally sought professional help.  We were 20 months later than we should have been. ...

[Translate] Republished by Blog Post Promoter Once I knew that it was possible to adopt a child with HIV, my questions came in a downpour. Fortunately for me, my friend Emily is a nurse practitioner who specializes in HIV, so she became the recipient of my long phone calls. What I learned surprised...

[Translate] Christmas is nearly here; for those of us with children from the “hard places” , the holidays are approached with a mix of hope and trepidation.  We know that Christmas may be a delightful day of  joy, or a terrible day of rages and stress.  The good news is that we can...

[Translate] December 1st is World AIDS Day. Does it matter to us? Should it matter? Many of us have lived unaffected by HIV/AIDS, but in Ethiopia, my children’s birthplace, there may not be a single person who can say that. Every day children are orphaned by this incurable but treatable...

[Translate] Republished by Blog Post PromoterBoth of my daughters were on antiretroviral therapy when they arrived in the United States. Antiretroviral drugs, referred to as ARV’s, cannot cure HIV, but they slow the growth of the virus. In our house we call them our “powerful medicine.”...