There are many who feel the internet has taken over their lives and the lives of others. There are those who don't see the value in relationships made online. I have to disagree completely with them. The internet has allowed me to create an adoption community that allows my children to have connections to their … Continue reading Connections
Adoption
He Knows How To Get Me
We were in the car driving home from dinner the other night. We were talking about how my grandmother is going to be 90 this year and Noah was impressed "because that's like infinity." When you are five that is pretty true. He asked if she was going to die and we said yeah, someday … Continue reading He Knows How To Get Me
World AIDS Day
I write this in honor of those who have in any way been touched by AIDS. Today is World Aids Day, and I write in honor of the mothers around the world who see their only choice to give up their children while knowing they themselves are going to die. In the US, HIV/AIDS is … Continue reading World AIDS Day
Hair
Zoë's hair is awesome. I love it and she loves it. She loves it free and I do too. But I struggle with finding the right product for her hair. She has super tight curls and it is hard (impossible) to keep the frizz away and the definition in her curls. It looks great for … Continue reading Hair
Noahversary Year 4
Noah has a complicated "family" day or Noahversary as we like to call it. Hubs and I arrived in Ethiopia on August 20, 2006. We met and held Noah for the first time on August 21st--for a total of about an hour. He was then taken back to the hospital, where he stayed until August … Continue reading Noahversary Year 4
