There is an image of a little boy that I’ve carried with me since the day I saw it. ?The day we left the boy’s orphanage to return to the US to wait for him I saw this little boy. ?Oleg was going to be in the second group for meal time that day and […]
Adoption Awareness
Guest Post: Don’t Plan
Here is another guest post. ?This time Jenni tells us about the trials of trying to plan in adoption. ?There is an old saying, “let go and let God.” ?That is what it takes in the world of adoption. ?A knowledge that it is out of our control. I couldn’t tell you exactly how I […]
Guest Post: Grief for little ones
November is National Adoption Awareness Month and by this point some long time readers are probably saying, “What the heck Elle, where’s the super awesome button?” ?Sorry guys… If you want a super awesome button put one of these up. Just because I didn’t get the opportunity to create a super awesome button for National […]
I wonder how much is in there
The boy and I had a bit of an odd occurrence today. I suppose I should start by saying the child has been a little out of sorts lately. Last week he started school. Then he spent the night at his grandparents. He’s not totally sold on the prospect of spending time away from us. […]
New rules to ruffle feathers
How many of you brought your children home and they tested positive for tuberculosis (TB)? ?See me? ?That’s me wildly waving my hand in the air. ?It happened to us. ?The boy has latent TB. ?A chest x-ray determined that it is not active and 9 months of treatment ensure he would never pass it […]
Need help of other Russia moms/parents
There might be a few of you left who followed our journey back in the day. ?AKA, parents to children from Russia who adopted around the 2006 mark. ?I don’t know if any of you remember this or even wrote down the name of the organization, but I need your help. Do you happen to […]
Turning our attention elsewhere
Now that the election is over we can turn our attention to other important issues.? In our house that would be National Adoption Awareness Month. Now some of you may feel punked by this monicre.? Yes, National Adoption Awareness Month is primarily to raise awareness for the adoption of children and youth from the foster […]
You need to do this*
I’m not usually one to post hoards of things requesting you help such and such a family in an adoption. I’ve been through a rough adoption. I know how hard it is. And everyone seems to have their troubles with some form of government or another. From what I see the majority of those asking […]
Still searching for links
I’ve had people leave a few comments and send me a few emails for links, but it isn’t nearly enough. I’m still searching for your favorite adoption information and support links. I am not going to spend hours scouring the internet for them simply because you guys have already done it. I have my select […]