Monthly Archives: February 2009

My Baby Girl, My good friend Nicole (Sage and Brie’s mom) writes letters to her girls, and I thought it was a great idea, so I’m starting the tradition. I cannot begin to express how much I love you. You … Continue reading →

I read this in a Louisiana Family Forum email and loved it. What do you think? “Stop asking the government for ‘free’ goods and services, however desirable and necessary they may seem to be. They are not free. They are … Continue reading →

The Federal Adoption Tax credit is a huge help when it comes to the cost of adoption. This year the 2009 Federal Adoption Tax credit is $12,150 but the tax credit is set to expire in December 2010 unless Congress votes to … Continue reading →

There is somewhere in the ballpark of 4.5 million orphans in the country of Ethiopia alone. That number looks like this: 4,500,000. That’s a big number. Tiger Stadium holds 92,400 people, and when you are in there, it’s feels like … Continue reading →

For your viewing pleasure… pics of Presley who turns 10 months old tomorrow. Sad… and happy. Weird feelings…

I got to Brian Seay’s blog through a Carole Turner twitter. He is a dad to Ethiopian adopted children and works with Compassion International. There were a couple statements in there that really struck me: “But when it was time … Continue reading →

Some people have inquired why we are adopting African kids rather than American kids, or European kids, etc. They have also wondered why we don’t use that money to help people in our own community. I just wanted to set … Continue reading →

My good friend Carole Turner just returned back from a trip to Ethiopia to bring her son, Abel, home. She recently posted this amazingly beautiful, completely raw blog that I had to pass on in case you missed it. Read … Continue reading →