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My Mother in Blurry Shadows
There is an app called Blur Photo that allows you to safely post a photo that will, no surprise, blur faces. This Mother’s Day, I...
May 8, 20215 min read


On Mother’s Day: Two Women Remembered
There is a quiet debate these days about the politically correct word for mothers who give birth and then place their child for adoption....
May 12, 20133 min read


Exactly Two Months After 9/11: New Life
While the world was still reeling and the dust still settling in the wake of the 9/11 tragedy, we boarded a plane to fly across the...
Sep 11, 20122 min read


The Simple Made Complicated
I’ve just finished reading the Journal of Christian Legal Thought, Spring 2012 issue. At this point, you are about to click off this post...
Jun 27, 20126 min read


This Time Last Year
But I digress in a big way, so back to the photo display. I got it on sale and it holds twelve 8×10 photos. It’s one of my favorite...
Jun 1, 20122 min read


The Sanctity of Every Life
I have a friend who attends quite a few pro-life rallies. She believes deeply in the sanctity of life and so she holds placards on street...
Apr 29, 20124 min read


Forty Years of Beautiful Families
I spent this past week in Washington D.C. in a hotel where my computer would not cooperate with the “free” WiFi. So my phone became my...
Feb 4, 20123 min read


The Joy and the Grief of Gotcha Day
Tomorrow is “Gotcha Day.” Honestly, I’ve never been wild about that title, which denotes the day when an adopted child was placed in the...
Nov 10, 20115 min read


Kids Like Us
He and I had an interesting discussion in the parking lot after our meeting in the Dillon offices. Peter had spent the morning and part...
Sep 20, 20113 min read


Found: 100 Good Wishes Quilt Squares
I made a discovery only a few weeks before we left for China. It was a brown box hidden far under my bed that contained within a...
Jul 19, 20113 min read


What Day Is It?
Okay, we’ve officially become the travelers who no longer know what day it is, and we’re having trouble remembering where we’re headed...
Jun 11, 20112 min read


Photos from Guiping
We’re back in civilization and high-speed Internet. Thanks Juli for handling the posting while I was in no-man’s land. The photos above...
Jun 10, 20111 min read


Back in Nanning
We’re back in Nanning after the most amazing day. We got up this morning and had a traditional Chinese breakfast (dim sum, steamed buns,...
Jun 9, 20113 min read


Eating Local Food: Pig’s Feet
#adoption #BirthlandTriptoChina #china #travel
Jun 9, 20111 min read


Getting to Guiping – Her Hometown
Welcome to southern China. Our flight was delayed this morning because a group of domestic tourists were angry that their flight was...
Jun 8, 20112 min read


To Guiping
We’ve been running for three days – up early and not back to the hotel room until late evening. We’ve seen amazing things (Terra Cotta...
Jun 7, 20111 min read


Sunday
Dragon Boat Festival continues today. It’s a three-day festival that began on Saturday, and almost everyone is on holiday, which means we...
Jun 5, 20112 min read


Climbing the Wall: We Are Heroes Now
Today, we became heroes – at least according to Chairman Mao. “You are not a hero until you climb The Great Wall.” So we did. We took the...
Jun 4, 20112 min read


Everything is for the Children
Technology frustrations abound! An aside from the wonderful day we have had: China has blocked facebook and twitter, and the free WiFi in...
Jun 3, 20113 min read


What a Difference a Decade Makes
But she’s still a Daddy’s girl.
May 29, 20111 min read
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