I stole some words of wisdom from my Uncle for my post ( find it here ) over at A Life Overseas this month.  Below is my Uncle's e...

Part II See Part I   first, please. Hope with her older sister in 2012 During an adoption, please try to meet the birth paren...

As a distance runner, I recall exactly how moronic I thought distance runners were PRIOR to becoming one. There are varying levels of ...

If you are adopting and you are given the opportunity to meet the family of the child you are adopting, there are so many good reasons t...

Miguelita gave birth to beautiful 6 pound baby guy, Dudley, on Wednesday afternoon.  She made a decision that she COULD do it, then we...

1990 2013 That's what is happening today.  The child that made me a mother is 24.   She is in Texas. I am not. Happy...

Part I  I want to begin this group of posts with a few caveats. We are acknowledging that the suggestions and things shared here will n...

We are going through some discomfort, mess, and emptiness and it is making it difficult to write or stay focused on any one thing for ...

March 5 through 14 at a quick glance ...  Noah, upon opening this Lego gift at the end of the day on his 10th Birthday said, " I...

************ By Shane Claiborne "The most remarkable thing about the pope is that what he is doing should not be remarkable. ...

By Beth McHoul I grew up in Boston. We call it Bahhhst-inn, which is the official pronunciation, by the way. Life called us away fr...

A young woman laid on the bed writhing and crying out in unbearable pain. She had been coming to classes at our Maternity Center for m...

We were saving money to pay for our wedding. The hotel that employed me as a catering sales manager was selling everything to me at cost, b...