Is Adoption Better or Worse Than a Real Family?
As Seen In Huffington Post Okay, I admit it. It was a trick question. What is the fixation with the word “real?” Who are the “real” parents; first parents, or adoptive parents?…
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Whoosh! There Went my New Year's Resolution.
Jack and Emily Simmons The road to hell, good intentions… blah blah blah. I had a lot of things I needed maintain, even get ahead on over the next several months because…
Never Give up Hope
(As Seen on Adoption.net) Never give up hope. But when you do give up hope, never give up trying. Emily was our challenge. We knew she would be from the day that…
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…
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…
Statistics for Orphans are Staggering
The broken Nesting Dolls in my office represent the staggering statistics for orphans Nesting dolls in my office represent the staggering statistics for orphans. The room is decorated with pictures and souvenirs from Russia.…