You're not my Dad!
(As Seen in Huffington Post) You’re not my dad! Touché! Alright, what do you do next? You had better take a deep breath and pause… because you’re in a fight that won’t…
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Rare and Precious Moments when Intellectual Disabilities Fade
Annie just before her Junior Prom I hadn’t realized that the song had been on continuous repeat for the better part of an hour. I had been reliving a perfect moment in…
Russia in a Parallel World
Foreword: What if nature had turned the tables? What if Russia had been the last surviving Superpower? What if it was the Western economy that hadn't survived and the United States had…
Angel Wings are in Your Hands!
All of my successes in life can be attributed to one thing. Incredible people help me. This could be said of the family business I started and grew to almost ten million…
My Daughter Made Santa Claus Cry
This Story is Available on Huffington Post. Santa couldn't stop crying as he hugged my daughter tightly. Then, he said the only thing he could: "I'll see what I can do, Sarah.…
Sometimes Things Aren’t as They Seem
Denney was less than a year old when he went to the orphanage in Russia. He didn’t know much about his history before joining our family; but that was by his own…
Up, Up and Away (How to Learn Life’s Lessons)
My children are five and seven years old. Since early toddlerhood, we’ve taken them overseas a few times, rock climbed, gone to trapeze school, and attended a Circus Yoga class. We regularly…
Losing The Spirit of Thanksgiving
John Simmons GooglePlus Hangout at Huffington Post For the first time ever, main stream stores are advertising that they will be opening their doors to begin the Christmas shopping blitz on Thanksgiving…
Biological and Adoptive Parenting: The Motives are the Same, Even as They Change
As Seen in Huffington Post Of course I have heard what wonderful people my wife and I are for adopting. It makes the hair stand up on the back of my…
Some Things Don't Make Sense
Celeste and Denney It’s like how black and wet make purple. You don’t have to know why it happens. It’s a fact. It doesn't matter if you can explain it, or if…
I Did It Because Orphans Changed Me
Where to start… Oh. I resigned. I started the company that evolved into White Knight in 1988. I led that company every minute up until a week ago. I remember in the…
Darla Rescues Strays Like Me
Jack back to back with Darla Darla fixes up strays, like me. I was catching up on Facebook this morning when a saw a post from a long-time friend. Several weeks…