I apologize to those who have asked about my password protected posts. I have had an unusual comment about my blog from someone that led me to be more cautious about photos of my children. If you know me but don’t know the password, either email me or leave a comment below and I will [...]
Entries from May 2008
May 12, 2008
Self-sufficient living
I thought I lived rather frugally until I read here about this woman. Not only is she frugal, she is pretty much totally self-sufficient. Not all of us can live on a few acres–don’t I wish!– of land to grow all of our vegetables, fruits and have farm animals, but what she does with what [...]
May 11, 2008
Mother’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day to all the women of the world. Not just those who have borne children, but all women who play a part in the life of a child. Whether you are an aunt, a teacher, a nurse, a doctor, a school bus driver or a friendly neighbor, you all contribute to the positive [...]
May 8, 2008
All Chinese do NOT look alike
In spite of what some people say–including even Connie Chung, speaking in jest when she mentioned it would be hard to do her family history in a country where everyone looked the same–all Chinese people do not look alike. Go to China and look at the facial diversity for yourself. Sure, they all have black [...]
May 6, 2008
Our faces are not the same
Out of my three youngest, I think Caleb has struggled the most with the fact that he was not born here. Micheline and Ben speak freely of their birth parents even though they do not know them. I have often said things such as “I bet your beautiful brown eyes are just like your Haitian [...]
May 5, 2008
Definition of Bravery
As part of a parenting class for foster care training that Jeff and I are taking, we were asked to go on an imaginary journey. We were to close our eyes and place ourselves in the story being told, and were warned that it might feel overwhelming at times.
As I closed my eyes and listened [...]
