Children Available for Adoption: Behind Magic Doors
There are children available for adoption. They probably aren't where you're looking, unless you happen to be looking behind magic doors. I spend a lot of time in the online adoption community…
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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…
Mercy or Justice? A Story of Orphans: You be the Judge
To me, it wasn't initially a question of mercy or justice. It was just what should have been done. I was shocked when the judge said that our adopted children had done…
Better off Without International Adoption? Not Hardly.
Oksana lived in half of this "Duplex" with her five children and three other adults. Of course there are days when I am ashamed of some of the people on my side…
Jack's Scalp Massage
Everybody Loves a Scalp Massage As you know, Jack loves baseball, football, basketball, or basically anything else with a referee. That being the case, Amy took him to Sports Clips to get…
Your Mother's Day Message From Your Angel Mom, in Heaven
If your mother is already in heaven, if she has already earned her wings, this is her message for you. Amy wrote this for the funeral of our friend, Chris Jenson, as…
A Mistake Adoptive Parents Never Need to Make Again
As Seen on Huffington Post Oh, I talk the talk. I try to walk the walk. When it comes to difficult circumstances, I always try to focus on what is best for…
Introductory Video Blog
Introductory video to Life in our Kinda Normal Family https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MRFMw4M2Yg Amy and I thought that adding video to our blog would help you get to know our family better. Here is…
Reactive Attachment Disorder Measuring Success
Because some of our children have Reactive Attachment Disorder measuring success is hard to do and that leaves us, as parents, frustrated. My wife sprang a leak. Water ran from both eyes, down…
A Surprisingly Simple way to get rid of Clutter (OK, They’re Treasures, not Clutter)
As Seen in Huffington Post What is the situation at your house? Do you have crates, boxes, baskets, bags and shelves stuffed with school assignments and even projects like clay ashtrays (though…
The Real Reason for a Decline in Adoptions
As Seen on Adoption.net Recently, my Google alerts for “adoption” and “international adoption” went crazy. It seemed that every news outlet in the U.S. had picked up on the story. International adoptions…
How to Fix Your Child With a Magic Wand
My oldest daughter hadn’t been home from Russia for a month before we noticed her pointing pencils or other objects at us while contorting her eyes and face. Emily had come from…