I see the humor. =]

I’m not only going to share the things that I wish I was told about adoption prior to doing it, but the things I’m glad I was told as well. Keep in mind this list pertains primarily to state adoptions:

Whether you give birth, or adopt, if you haven’t met the child prior, you really never know what you will get in regard to special needs.

The process of waiting and... [Read more]

by Pam Connell | More from this Blogger

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What does a nine-year-old think and feel about her adoption? What thoughts and feelings does she have on revisiting the orphanage where she lived during the first year of her life and meeting her caregivers?

My recent China Adoption Book Review Series (The Lost Daughters of China, China Ghosts, and Wanting a Daughter,... [Read more]

Accident report by a helpless Dad.

The following accident reports were filed in conjunction with an automobile collision in which my two daughters somehow managed to run into each other in their own driveway. Both of my vehicles sustained damage.

Older Daughter Report: It wasn’t my fault. I was backing out of the garage and she picked that minute to pull into the driveway. She... [Read more]

Christopher Burns

Monday, March 01, 2010

A few years ago, while sipping coffee at my favourite coffee shop in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, I overheard a conversation between a father and son. The two were talking business, particularly focused on the vicissitudes of the stock market. And although the youth revealed typical pre-teen traits, he displayed the mentality and maturity of a... [Read more]

by Carol Heffernan

Caring for an aging parent is a responsibility few people ever expect or envision. We avoid thinking about our parents falling ill or growing weak. We don’t feel equipped to handle the welfare of those who raised us. Confusion, sadness, helplessness jar us during this unsettling transition.

As baby boomers live longer, healthier lives, any assistance that is... [Read more]

Family BLOG!!:

let the questions keep coming….

Sometimes it is easy to forget that we haven’t been a family forever. It seems like we have known them for a long time but once in a while we come across a question or a behavior that reminds us about their past. Over the past year and a half we have been overwhelmed by questions. What is that? What is that called? What do... [Read more]

According to MEDIA TAKE OUT!!!

KEYSHIA COLE’S PREGNANCY UPDATE . . . SHE’S IN THE HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW!! (EXCLUSIVE UP TO THE MINUTE NEWS . . . UPDATED FREQUENTLY on mediatakeout.com

by Arwen Mosher in Homemaking on Monday, March 01, 2010 9:00 PM

This Thursday, Blaise and I are catching a morning flight for a weekend trip to visit his godparents several states away. We’ve had it planned for months.

Then last week we found out Bryan has to take a business trip this week. He’ll be flying home on a red-eye and landing at 6:00 Thursday morning, just a few hours... [Read more]

Is this.

I love to cook. I hate to clean up. No two ways about it. Doing dishes is just not my thing.

The greatest gift anyone can... [Read more]