Amy's Getaway
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Amy's Getaway in Midway
This is too good for Facebook! If you can’t see anything below, click here to become a registered user of JohnMSimmons.com Midway, Utah was actually formed when two Mormon communities got together to build…
Amy's Getaway Covered Bridge
This is too good for Facebook! If you can’t see anything below, click here to become a registered user of JohnMSimmons.com Amy spent lots of time wandering around and taking it easy on her…
My Lydia
Emily telling Lydia goodbye My family came to visit me then I was in the orphinige. Also after when I was adopted I spent time with my sister Annie and my…
Russian Orphans: The Moisieva Koshkina Family
The Moiseyeva/Koshkina family lived in half of this duplex in Fralovka, Russia. This is where Maria Anatolievna Moiseyeva and Vitaly Anatolievich Moiseyev were born. Recently we changed things in this document to…
Happy Caturday!
"Jenya is eating breakfast." Jack loves to get right down at the cat level to shoot pictures from Jenya’s point of view. Your comments matter. Please scroll down and share your…
Brothers
“Mike and Cory making fishing.” Mike was teaching Cory to tie fishing flies and is taking him fly fishing the next day. It’s good to see these brothers grow into each other.…
He likes Root Beer Better but… this will do
“That’s Strawberry. It’s good.” Jack’s favorite, by far, is root beer. We try to limit that, though. Your comments matter. Please scroll down and share your thoughts! Return to Through Jack’s Eyes…
Survivor Syndrome and Children Adopted From Orphanages
Survivor Syndrome has been rough on my daughter. Sarah had been home from Russia for five years when we met with her friends, in Spain. Those three girls were part of the…
Orphan Advocacy: One Less Orphan to Worry About
Orphan advocacy takes up a large part of my life, now. Consequently, I was unexpectedly shaken by a notification of the death of someone I never met. She wasn’t a mover or a shaker.…
Jack's New Stethoscope
This is too good for Facebook! If you can’t see anything below, click here to become a registered user of JohnMSimmons.com Amy and the kids took Puskik in for his checkup. Dr. Williams, our vet,…
Summer Snowball Fight
This is too good for Facebook! If you can’t see anything below, click here to become a registered user of JohnMSimmons.com We had a snowball fight in July! Your hands get cold making snowballs,…