I’d like to take the opportunity today to send out a thank you to those who are currently serving, or who have served, so that we may remain free. This isn’t about politics, it isn’t about how we feel about the administration. Today is about honoring the people who actually put their lives on the [...]

Twinkletoes can walk into a patch of clover and just reach down and pick a four leaf clover. Then she’ll take a step and reach down and pick another one. In less than a minute she’ll have at least four or five of them, and then will announce there aren’t anymore and then will give [...]

I’ve been bringing work home with me and doing it in the evening after the girls are in bed for several months now. That means my reading time has been drastically reduced. Reading is my escape, so I’ve managed to read a few books, but not as many as I’d like. Some people drink, some [...]

EMK Press has put out a free ebook called Realistic Expectations. You can download it from here. I’m going to leave this post up Thursday, so we can have a discussion about what people agree with, or disagree with, in the book. Subjects include: A Different Perspective by Cynthia Hockman-Chupp Strategies for Building Attachment by Karleen [...]

I’ve heard from someone with an early May LID who has been told she is no longer approved, and will not be getting a referral. She originally signed up as married, but then went through a divorce. She redid the required paperwork as a single, and was approved by the CCAA. However, they have now [...]

Reading between the lines of the news articles (some say it’s been stopped, others say it will be stopped if an agreement isn’t reached in the next round of talks), I think what’s happening is that Russia hasn’t actually stopped adoptions, but they are making it clear that if an agreement isn’t reached in the [...]