When you've got a child who's not the same skin color as you, you've gotta be prepared. For the stares, sure.  But most especi...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is one of our family's favorite holidays of the year. "MLKJ Day," as Caroline calls it, gives o...

The following article (written by Marc) was published last Saturday by the Gospel Coalition.  You can view it on TGC's website  here ....

Normally you'd be expecting some yummy recipes from a "Hands of Love" post.  I began "Hands of Love" posts five yea...

It was bound to happen at some point.  It's practically a milestone for every adoptee, I think. I didn't think it'd happen thi...

 Can't he just stay this little and sweet forever?......

I love the end of a year.  If it's been a great year, I love looking back at the wonderful memories.  If it's been a particularly pa...

I've laid low on the extra curricular stuff thus far in Caroline's life.  Every parent knows the crazy pressure there is to enroll y...

Oh man.  We have just survived a week without daddy.  That's a big feat around here.  And as soon as he came back into town, I (Amy) hav...

I think I've had my first brush with racism. I mean, I hear plenty of racial comments regarding our son, and it is what it is.  Like t...

Today the topic of race came up with some of my new mama friends.  Particularly how and/or if you should talk to your children about race, w...

Adoption is beautiful.   But the road to adoption is often not.   The journey is filled with tears and grief on all sides. An u...

In some ways it feels like he can't be 3 years old already.  (Where's my baby boy??) In other ways, my life is so vastly differe...