International Adoption–Not For The Faint Of Heart

I am a "seasoned" international adopter.  Meaning I have been through the process once and it was wrought with many ups and a huge number of downs and am almost done with our second adoption.  I will not relive the drama that was our first adoption--it is in the August 06 and a post or … Continue reading International Adoption–Not For The Faint Of Heart

I Am Back, Baby

Well blogworld. I have surfaced from the vast deepness that is the end of the semester.  I turned my last paper in today.  I taught my last class of the semester today and now all I have to do is sit and relax for the next 3 1/2 months until the school madness starts again....  … Continue reading I Am Back, Baby

Reasons Why I Am Happy To Live Where I Do

 You can go to this section of the WHOwebsite and read about 5 different women in 5 different developing countries having babies--it gives snapshots of these 5 women at different stages of their pregnancy and upt to a year after their child is born.  It is sobering to think of the realities that faced the … Continue reading Reasons Why I Am Happy To Live Where I Do

A Revelation of Sorts

Being an Adoptive Parent (AP) is not always easy.  I think a lot more about the types of experiences that I give my son and worry that his world is too white.  I keep telling myself that I need to find diverse places to take him so that he isn't always the only child of color … Continue reading A Revelation of Sorts