Thinking Back and Looking Ahead
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…
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India Adoption
More from AFC's adoption bloggers about adopting internationally from India.-
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Starting Over
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…
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Worried About the Whys
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…
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A Small World
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…
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Raising Children with Thankful Hearts
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…
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A Manu by Any Other Name, Is Not the Same
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…
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“Brown Boys Don’t Eat Meatballs”
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…
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What Does It Mean to Be American for Children Adopted Internationally?
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…
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Resisting Labels at School
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…
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Are You My Mommy? The Question That Inspired Us to Adopt an Older Child
We had been at Ashraya, our son Manu’s Children’s Home in India, for two days when my perspective about adoption changed. Our journey thus far had been a mixed bag…
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