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...
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May 12, 20133 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....
Sep 11, 20122 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...
Jun 27, 20126 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 1, 20122 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...
Apr 29, 20124 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...
Feb 4, 20123 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...
Nov 10, 20115 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...
Sep 20, 20113 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...
Jul 19, 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...
Jun 11, 20112 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 10, 20111 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 9, 20113 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, 20111 min read
Eating Local Food: Pig’s Feet
#adoption #BirthlandTriptoChina #china #travel
Jun 8, 20112 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 7, 20111 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 5, 20112 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 4, 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 3, 20113 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...
May 29, 20111 min read
What a Difference a Decade Makes
But she’s still a Daddy’s girl.
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