An Adoptive Mom’s Movie Review of Lion
Okay, this post isn’t actually a review of the Oscar-nominated movie Lion. It’s more like—here’s what deeply moved this adoptive mama after watching, tissue box in hand, the true story…
Okay, this post isn’t actually a review of the Oscar-nominated movie Lion. It’s more like—here’s what deeply moved this adoptive mama after watching, tissue box in hand, the true story…
Thinking back to myself as a young boy looking ahead at his future, I am reminded how differently my family life has turned out. Back then -- growing up in…
If you have been following along on our family's journey, you'll remember that in 2009, my wife Leslie and I adopted a nine-month-old boy, Manu, from India. I recounted my…
You might have noticed, I haven't been writing much lately. It's not that there hasn't been anything worthy of note -- we've had family vacations, holidays, and birthdays since my…
Around this time three years ago I made an international telephone call. My wife Leslie and I were due to travel to India to adopt in less than a…
My eight-year-old daughter, Lemlem, adopted five years ago from Ethiopia, unexpectedly came to our Thanksgiving table with a list of 20 things for which she is grateful. She proudly read…
William Shakespeare once wrote, “What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” True, but sometimes there’s more to it than…
As I have mentioned before, cooking is one of my passions. My wife, Leslie, and I have long held an appreciation for good food, as well as the skill and…
On the Friday before the Fourth of July weekend, Manu’s preschool was having a “Bike Day.” The kids decorated their bikes, trikes, and Big Wheels for the Independence Day holiday…
Last week, two envelopes arrived in the mail from our school district, one addressed "To the Parents of Gobez,” my third-grade son, adopted from Ethiopia, and one "To the Parents…