• Elle's World
  • My experience at Khor Village

    There are very few things in life that compare to the emotional journey of international adoption. I am sure everyone has something in their lives that has effected them so profoundly that it is truly life changing. It just happens to be that spending time in a Russian orphanage during the process to become a […]

  • Sweet Hope
  • A unique opportunity

    Over the past few days Sweet Hope has been on my mind more than usual. It all started with a post I made on a Facebook page for adoptive moms. After the post I was contacted by another mom who is involved in a non-profit that works in Vladivostock. She happened to mention a man […]

  • Elle's World
  • We did it!

    Eight years ago I was researching grant opportunities for families wanting to adopt a child. I found a website that had a long list of charitable foundations that offered such grants. It is what propelled us into the realm of international adoption. I thought that with saving, hard work, a little fundraising and the possibility […]

  • Sweet Hope
  • Christmas

    Last year at this time we had sold $1500 worth of Sweet Hope candy.  This year $500.  I’m not counting the large corporate order we had last year. I have suspicions about why the sales are so bad.  I will cop to the fact that yes… we raised prices for the first time in 5 […]

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  • Seven

    I stare at this photo and wonder.  I wonder what their life is really like. I know.  I know it’s not good.  I know that this is not how children should be raised.  I know they should have someone to kiss them goodnight.  I know they should have someone to read them a bedtime story. […]