Staying Positive: Look at how far We’ve Come, not how far we Have to go
Last week my family and I drove to San Diego to watch the U.S. Marine boot camp graduation for my son. I didn’t realize I would be learning a life lesson from…
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Losing Faith: When Miracles don't Seem to Come and Families Falter
Recently I was talking with one of the thought leaders in adoption and orphan advocacy. She is currently putting together a keynote presentation for hopeful parents who have waited through extraordinary delays…
Family Reconciliation: The Greatest Gift I Ever Received
The hottest part of the year always reminds me that nights will soon turn cold, here in the mountains. Seventeen years ago, during that time of year, I had no idea I…
Saying Goodbye for The Last Time: Seize the Day!
Jack Simmons in Korea ca. 1962 Saying goodbye is always toughest when it’s the last goodbye. Even so, it’s harder when we don’t get to say those words for a final…
How I Learned to Cope with Death. It's Easier than you Think.
I first learned to cope with death as I walked away from a Russian orphanage with my new daughter, shrieking in my arms. Of all the places I could have been when the door…
Compassion in Court: When Justice <strike>Is Served</strike> Serves
It wasn’t Emily’s fault that she needed compassion in court. Oh sure, she committed the crimes against members of our family; but it still wasn’t her fault. My daughter had committed felonies…
Challenge Limits Instead of Limiting Challenges
We challenge limits instead of limiting challenges in our family. Rippling biceps; six pack abs; toned calves and thighs… yep; that’s how my family members look. On the inside. Oh, we're not…
Finding Faith: Why Does God Care?
Finding Faith Finding faith, for me, never comes easy. Maybe it's true… things are always in the last place you look. While I was raised in an active Christian home and…
Best Summer Vacation Places, Ever!
I'm delving into my vast history of travel experience to give you the best summer vacation places, ever. I have walked the trails of Glacier National Park, run my hands over the ancient…
Childlike Faith: Believing Enough to get What HE Wants
Childlike faith is what I should have been able to teach my children. I came from a Christian home and family. My daughters came from an abusive and neglectful home. Then they were put…
A Mother's Message From Heaven
If your mother is already in heaven; If she has already earned her wings; This is her message for you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMGqTi_aTRM mp3 copies of The Marvelous Journey Home can be purchased…
How to Soothe our Pain When we Can’t Help who we Want to Help
Some of my little friends from Far East, Russia Marina was seven and Jula was five, like my daughter-to-be. I don’t know how old Jenya, Maksím, André, Dasha, Ksenya and Natasha were,…