I just found out today that Wanna/Layla House is closing. This is the only home in Ethiopia that my children have known. It is the one piece of their early history that they share. It is the only tangible place they can connect to. It is where we planned to take them to volunteer for … Continue reading A Hole That Can’t Be Filled
Adoption
What It Means To Be An Adoptive Mom
Today is always a bitter sweet day for me. I celebrated my first mother's day in 2006 (while Noah was still in Ethiopia) three days after we received our referral. I remember wanting to celebrate but no one outside of my immediate family recognized me as a mother yet. But I was one and I … Continue reading What It Means To Be An Adoptive Mom
How Meet The Robinsons Got My Kids Asking Questions
Well, last night we sat down after Judo to each dinner and the kids wanted to watch SpongeBob. I did not (yes sometimes we eat dinner around the TV--not always but sometimes--done judging?). So I was looking for something entertaining and I noticed that Meet the Robinsons was on. So I flipped to that and … Continue reading How Meet The Robinsons Got My Kids Asking Questions
World AIDS Day
It is easy to live in our own worlds of work, stress, life and forget about those a world away who suffer because they are forgotten. This day--World AIDS Day--is such an important day to our family. This is a disease that has touched our family. The touch is far removed, but I feel it … Continue reading World AIDS Day
The Power Of Social Media
Sometimes all you have to do is ask. Last year around this time Pottery Barn Kids released their holiday catalog and there was something many of us with kids of color noticed about the stockings. All of the faces were white. I know I wanted to buy my daughter a stocking but there were no … Continue reading The Power Of Social Media
Embracing Imperfection 