Playing to Your Strengths - The First Step in Adoption
Were you raised in a multi-ethnic family or neighborhood? Do you have lots of friends and family who would crush people that made an issue out of race? Maybe you had a…
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International Adoption
Troubled Child Adoption
Amy Simmons with six of her nine children As Seen on Adoption.net Troubled child adoption is about loving enough to accept not being trusted. I learned that by watching my wife’s example.…
The Truth at the Bottom of the Castle
I think every school aged girl who gets adopted feels at least a little bit like a princess. That was certainly true for my daughters. Sarah, who was five-and-a-half when she came…
Hyphen(-)less Adoption
As Seen in the Huffington Post Three cheers for the families of Jessica Long! I hope that just as I, you watched and shed a few tears over the story of Jessica…
A Season to say YES to Orphan Care
As Seen on Orphan Care Alliance A Season for Saying Yes to Orphan Care It’s my personal belief that orphan care should always be at the top of our list. After all,…
Excuse Me, Do You Know Lelya?
Do you know Lelya? You probably don’t, but I’ve been looking for a long time. Lelya was an orphan. Well, maybe not technically. Those who try to downplay the orphan crisis say…
I Believe in Paradoxes
As Seen in Huffington Post I don’t have a problem with God being able to create a rock that’s so heavy He can’t lift it. Of course I believe that someone can…
My Valentine
Twenty-six years ago I was engaged to one of the most beautiful girls I had ever known. It was no secret she was out of my league. In fact, the only reason…
Rainbows and Unicorns Should Erase Adoption Scars
There really is a beautiful and almost magical side to our adoption stories. We wanted our daughters badly. Our sons wanted little sisters, too. We painted bedrooms and bought new clothes. We…
Russia is not Always as Cold as we Think
As Seen in Huffington Post: If Sochi is cold enough for Winter Olympic snow events, it’s barely cold enough. In fact, the city is more known for subtropical beach getaways than winter…
When Denney Learned the Truth
As Seen on Adoption.net “Get him a stress ball!” they said. “It will help him!” they said. My son, Denney was ten when he finally mustered the courage to ask us how…
A Child is Even More Tired of Waiting for You
My wife, Amy and I had three sons biologically before her childbearing days were over. We had always dreamed of having daughters to go along with our sons, and we weren’t ready…