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...

There is a quiet debate these days about the politically correct word for mothers who give birth and then place their child for adoption....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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Welcome to southern China. Our flight was delayed this morning because a group of domestic tourists were angry that their flight was...

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...

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

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...

Technology frustrations abound! An aside from the wonderful day we have had: China has blocked facebook and twitter, and the free WiFi in...

But she’s still a Daddy’s girl.