Reflection on the Earthquake in Haiti
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 Posted in Adoption, World News | 1 Comment »There is an endless stream of tragic stories coming out of Haiti right now after the devastating 7.0 earthquake that flattened Port-au-Prince. These 'mega-tragedies,' if you will, seem to be happening more frequently than ever before. I'm sure that's not ...
We’re All Adopted: Overcoming the Stigma
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 Posted in Adoption, Children | 2 Comments »I came across this reflection on the stigma surrounding adoption. It's pretty heart-breaking. The writer, an adoptee herself and an adoptive mother, talks to kids about adoption a lot. Here's what 10-year-old "Sam" said when she asked him what he thought ...
Milo’s Day in Court
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 Posted in Adoption, Children, Family | 4 Comments »We got up early today and went to the Dakota County Courthouse to officially finalize Milo's adoption in the United States. This is one of the steps in the finalization process and is essentially the United States government recognizing the ...
We’ll Take Any Newborn
Monday, August 17th, 2009 Posted in Adoption, God, Church & Stuff | 2 Comments »A few weeks back I pondered the difficult question of adoption and abortion. I asked the church why adoption isn't standard practice in the face of abortion. Well, one church has answered. Pastor Vic Pentz of Peachtree Presbyterian Church in Atlanta ...
Adoption is not Horror
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 Posted in Adoption, Movies | No Comments »You may have heard about a creepy new horror flick from Warner Bros. called Orphan. I'm not a fan of horror flicks in general, but this one seemed kind of dumb and insensitive. Really? An adopted child is going to ...
Adoption and Abortion
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 Posted in Adoption, Society | 15 Comments »If the practice of abortion ended the world would have to deal with 42 million unwanted children every year. How can anti-abortion advocates respond to that when there are already 148 million orphans in the world? How can we ask ...
You Can Change the World: With a Tomato
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 Posted in Adoption | 2 Comments »Twin Citizens can head to Bachman's this weekend to support Children's Home Society & Family Services (our adoption agency). For $5 you can get all the fixings to pot a tomato plant right in the store (fun for the kids!) ...
Taking Milo to the Doctor
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009 Posted in Adoption, Children, Health | No Comments »Today we dropped Lexi off at a friend's house and took Milo to the University of Minnesota's Pediatric Clinic to see a Specialist in International Adoption. That means we took him to his first doctor in the U.S. We left the ...
Reflecting on Adoption and Ethiopia
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 Posted in Adoption | 1 Comment »I said it before, but it's still hard to believe that last week I was in Africa (especially since I woke up to snow on the ground today). It's even harder to believe that after something like 19 long months, ...
Home from Ethiopia
Sunday, March 29th, 2009 Posted in Adoption, Family | 1 Comment »It's hard to believe a few days ago I was in Africa. We made it home Friday afternoon with Milo and Lexi thoroughly embraced her big sister role. A lot has happened and there's a lot to say, but for now ...
