Tag Archives: Relationships

Adoption has always been a huge part of me. I was adopted at 18 months old from Thailand and I have five sisters and we are all adopted. I’ve gone through the adoption process with my sisters.&n...

October is Double Impact Month at Antioch Adoptions - give now to help families adopt children right here in our own backyard! Did you know adoptive families can grow unexpectedly?&...

Most 17-year-olds know everything, and I was no exception.  I knew my parents were dumb, that I was so clearly a genius, and most importantly, that I would need to make a trip to Florida for spri...

You’ve heard the saying “Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me,” right?!  I have the most wonderful fun 17 year old daughter.  She is bright, fun...

When people think of orphans, they think of countries like Africa, Russia, or China. While there is a very real need in other parts of the world, many people are blissfully unaware of the epidemic hap...

To error is human. We all do it. Sometimes it’s good to remind ourselves that good can come from our slip-ups, too. It’s so very easy to beat ourselves up when our best intentions...

For this week's post, scheduled to be published on September 23, 2015, I thought it would be fun to see what meanings the date had.  Maybe it was National Brush-Your-Cat Day.  Or, maybe it m...

I never really met this girl, but I saw her around all the time. Our kids sorta-kinda knew each other and although we’d smiled in passing, we never really introduced ourselves. To be honest, she...

When I became a mom five years ago, one of the many things I didn’t know was how much I would treasure the relationship that my kids have with their grandparents. I am truly blessed in my life w...

When I was seventeen, my best friend, Tania, and I jumped into my white Plymouth Duster and drove from State College, Pennsylvania, to Atlanta, Georgia—straight through in thirteen hours. We dro...