In our previous home, the girls slept in a bunk bed. In the new house, India has a loft bed above the closet, so we wanted to get a toddler-sized bed for Karis, to free up some floor space. Finding a stylist yet affordable toddler bed is no small feat. Most toddler beds look like converted cribs in cheap white wood. I found a few modern toddler beds I really liked, but I wasn’t about to spend nearly $1000 on a bed she would only use for a few years. So these guys, while . . .
announcing our new American citizen
I am really thrilled to report that Kembe received his official American status this morning, upgrading him from “legal refugee” status to “certified citizen”. Of course, he had no idea what was going on, since I didn’t think he needed to be privy to the stress and annoyance of this process over the last three years. It reminded me of Jafta’s official adoption day that happened 3 years after it should have – yet another stressful process we shielded from the kids, so that when . . .
what i want you to know about trichotillomania
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest posts is by Emily. My son was born with this beautiful shock of platinum hair... it was almost silver and seemed to glitter in the sunlight. As he got older, his hair lightened up, and grew into this . . .
five fun things
My friends Christine Koh and Asha Dornfest have a new book coming out called Minimalist Parent. I love the philosophy behind their parenting approach. For example: You can check out more about their book here. Speaking of Valentine’s Day, I love these Hunger Games valentines. I don’t typically give out valentines to girlfriends, on account of my laziness, but if I did it would totally be these. Source: yenniper.blogspot.fr via Kristen on . . .
So Totally Relidge! (a week in review): Purity Culture and Idolizing Virginity
In the latest episode of So Totally Relidge!, we’re talking about the hot topic of the week: virginity. Specifically, the evangelical emphasis on virginity by way of things like Purity Balls, promise rings, and True Love Waits seminars. Unfortunately, we recorded this episode last week before the topic hit a fever pitch, culminating in The Gospel Coalition responding and then The Guardian covering the topic as well. Let’s review: First, several women wrote about their experience with the . . .
“Somewhere Between” adoption documentary screening in Orange County
If you live in Orange County and have an interest in adoption, check out this documentary screening of Somewhere Between. The trailer is below. It looks like a fascinating exploration of international adoption and I’m excited to go. If you attend, please say hi! (You can sign up for tickets here. They are $10.) Thursday, February 28, 7:30pm - 9:03pm in Tustin, CA at AMC Tustin 14 In profiling Chinese adoptees in contemporary America, Linda Goldstein Knowlton's (THE WORLD ACCORDING . . .
Dishing on Downton Abbey Season 3 Episode 6 (Rule of thumb: don't kiss someone while asleep!)
We’re back! Sarah James and I are dishing, as we do, on the latest episode of Downton Abbey. This one was a doozy, with some seriously cringe-worthy antics. This was our faces during the unexpected kiss: Warning: spoilers below! What did you think of the episode? . . .
that’s what SHE said: #teammoldova edition
My Freedom is Bound to Yours | SheLoves Magazine My privilege goes back to the day I was born as a white Afrikaner baby girl in Apartheid South Africa. It’s my old story, yes, but it has framed how I see and understand the world. From the depths of my own soul, I learned that freedom is not indivisible. We cannot take freedom away from others and expect to keep it for ourselves. Freedom doesn’t work like that. Freedom needs room to breathe and when we close in the walls on others, . . .
best adoption announcement ever
Yesterday a friend tipped me off to this hilarious adoption announcement from photographer Kelli Higgins Kelly’s usual subjects are newborns. One day her 13-year-old adopted son mentioned that he was sad that he had no photos of himself as an infant. On a whim, they decided to have him reenact the typical poses of a newborn shoot.. She said they were cracking up through the whole process. On her facebook page, Kelli wrote: Here's my sweet not so little newborn! His name is Latrell and weighs . . .
Questions of Eternal Significance: What did you “do” in high school?
I wanted to lighten things up around here after a week of more serious topics, so I thought I’d throw out a random question. I’ve been doing this with the “Talk Back Tuesday” series and it has been so fun to read responses, but the reality is that every time I try to do a day-of-the-week focused series, I end up skipping and then wanting to post on another day and feeling stunted by my efforts at being scheduled when in reality it just isn’t going to happen. So. Talk Back Tuesdays shall . . .
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