For those who have been following my ‘adoption adventure,’ I finally have good news. I will be soon be adopting a nearly-9-year-old girl – exactly the child I had hoped for when I began this adventure. As a recap, I began this journey more than a year ago as a direct response to the loss …
Tag Archive: foster
Mar 02
Chaos Theory indicates a larger pattern in life
I don’t believe in coincidences. Whether part of some “divine plan” or a science deeper than we currently understand, I think everything happens for a reason. I see it as a philosophical version of Chaos Theory; in my thinking, there is a pattern, a Koch’s Curve to life. If we could just stand back far …
Feb 17
“Shopping” for a child – the system is flawed
How does one choose a child? I have been writing about my journey toward adopting a child since last August. It has been a long and sometimes tedious road, but I’m nearly at its end, or rather, at the beginning of my second adventure in parenting. Having lost my own daughter to a tragic car …



