Surviving the Chaos

I came home to find this note from Princess waiting on my computer. I had to share. TO MOM M.A.D FOR ETHIOPIA ETHIOPIA, A POOR COUNTRY, N...

When I was a sophomore in high school, I have a very clear memory of being greeted by my mother with, "Well, hello, Spring Fever!"...

I would write a new blog post, but I literally can NOT find five minutes all together in order to do so. I thought I would get to this mor...

Oh Ethiopia, I'm so glad that your foods are diverse. I know Italian occupation stank mightily for you, but the fact that I can serve p...

Today we found out that this little girl: Is one step closer to coming home. We were submitted (and I'm assuming accepted) to embass...

I'm having a hard time being inspirational. I feel like I am trapped in waiting purgatory. I have zero power to hurry my daughter ho...

I think this week will mostly be solidarity with the American poor. That is, eating what is in the fridge. As evidenced by last night's...

The weekend was crazy. We had a birthday, we had the flu, we had a trip to the city and we had daylight saving's time. Solidarity was a ...

March 10 is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. I'm not sure that a year ago I would have cared. But like a lot of thin...

Solidarity with: Ecuador I ate: left over beans and rice. I prayed for Malawi and our sponsored child Bupe. Before I realized they don...

But what I want to know, is how we got from here: To here? And how fast the rest of it is going to go. *sob*

Well, I just about dropped the end of this story, didn't I? We had a couple hours to burn, so Kasaun and Andreas took us on a tour of t...

Solidarity with: Uganda We ate: Rice and beans. I, together, Charming, separate. I'm sure the tableware brings out the utmost envy i...

When I started my blog nearly seven years ago, my title was a fluke. I really wanted It's Always Something, but it was taken. I tried a ...

Solidarity with: Haiti We had: squash, rice, oranges, and yes, Caribbean chicken. Princess prayed: God, we are having solidarity with Hai...

I was in the seventh grade. And though even this song brings back moments of pure horror, it still makes me smile. For you, Bobby McFerri...

It just takes too long. And I know all the right answers. And I know that when she gets here it will be 1000X harder than having her there...

Solidarity with: Laos We ate: Oh my word, I wanted to stuff my face long past the time my stomach said "satisfied." I don't...

Last Wednesday, Princess came home from school with a fever of 101 and a cough that sounded pretty fake, if you ask me. On Thursday, she was...

Solidarity with: the border communities we ate: taco salad we prayed for: "the people of south Texas and South America" Or s...