Category: General

Today was my birthday and neither Wes nor my mom are here.  It was just me, Dom and 5 kids.  Here are the events of…

Lots of couples stress when preparing for their first child. We did. While we wanted children, we had also enjoyed five great years of just…

Last night after the kids went to bed, Karen and I went for one of our very typical walks. A few times a week we…

The kids are in school.  Kasey has started preschool.  It took her a few weeks not to cry when I left her at school.  …

Carmen I remember clearly the days of your adoption process.  I recall how excited and nervous and anxious, all at the same time, your parents…

This update is a bit late because our family has been out of internet and cell range since Saturday (more on that later). Sunday, August…

From Lana at www.beautifulcanvas.org this morning 6:46am: Just a quick note to say that Carmen’s time is drawing near. She had a very, very rough…

Dear Loved Ones- So many of you have supported me and my immediate family during the darkest and lightest parts of our journey.  We have…

We are nearing the end of our time without kids.  Wes’ parents had the kids for 3 weeks!  Since the day they left Wes and…

Three weeks ago, we had friends visiting.  They live in Thailand and work with teens there.  Our kids are very fond of Steve and Tirzah…