Four years ago, Birkenesh was at the end of her rope. She had five young children and her husband had just died of AIDS. She was HIV positive and her health was declining. She had no means of supporting herself, and her HIV status meant that the community saw her as an outcast. Meals were scarce. Her children were beginning to starve. And she made the difficult decision to place one of her children, her daughter, in an orphanage. This is a tragedy that plays out all too often in impoverished . . .
What I want you to know about the conception of my child
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 post is by E. Chauvin. I want to talk about the circumstances around the conception of my two year old. First let me state, I'm a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. . . .
Why orphan prevention is important to adoptive moms
I’m in a hotel in Washington DC, about to get a couple hours of sleep before I fly to Ethiopia in the morning with Help One Now. I should be sleeping but I’m not . . . kept awake by a heady mix of excitement and nerves. Tonight our team assembled in the hotel lobby for a “quick meeting” that turned into a 3-hour conversation. There was laughter, there were a few tears, but mostly there was the buzz of being around people who share a similar passion. (photo by Ty Clark) At one point, our . . .
What I want you to know about having a child with severe allergies
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 post is by Erin. I have four daughters. Each of them is beautiful and equally brilliant. They all love to swim, tumble, dance, read books, play, and snuggle for movie dates with . . .
That’s what SHE said: miracles, lessons from bikes, being a little sexy, and more . . .
173 Beats A Minute: On One Surprising Little Baby And The Possibility Of Tiny Miracles | Sarah Bessey On the morning of the final ultrasound check, I went to the coffee shop and I wrote an entire blog post telling the world about how we had lost another baby and how the sorrow was swallowing me whole this time. I scheduled it to post the next morning. Then I drove to the doctor’s office to meet my husband. What My Bike Has Taught Me About White Privilege | A Little More Sauce And if this were . . .
Friday Finds
1. Perforated hi-top sneakers | the Gap 2. Cat tank | Gilt 3. 1969 denim overalls | the Gap 4. Taupe & black chevron infinity scarf | Zulily 5. Sea salt roasted baby artichokes | I talk to food 6. Devin tote | Krochet Kids 7. Schoola | donate used clothes, proceeds go to your child's school 8. Dark camel chunky boot | Zulily 9. Twig and Sparrow | cross patch pajamas . . .
What I want you to know about loving a statistic
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 post is by Paris. “Are you in a gang, Malek?”“No.”“I heard that you were.”“I don't know if I still am. I 'spose so.”I eye Malek as I hammer him with questions. He stares at his phone . . .
From Lutefisk and Lefse to Cornbread and Collards: Narratives, Essays and Interactive Exercises in Transracial Adoption
A while back, I featured an extensive interview with Chad Goller-Sojourner about his experiences growing up black in a white adoptive family. Since that time, Chad has been a great source of information and perspective for me as I navigate parenting in a transracial family. (He's also a great source of entertainment . . . I swear he's the funniest person on facebook.) Chad has a new venture coming out and I wanted to help promote it. I think it will be of great interest to adoptive parents. . . .
Top 10 ways you know your kindergartner is the youngest child
1. At the "meet the teacher" day before school starts you note that there is a long line to meet your child's teacher, so you suggest to your child that maybe she can just wave to her from afar so that you can leave. You don't really need to meet the teacher in advance, do you? 2. You receive a packet you are supposed to fill out and send on the first day. You forget. And then you can't find in anywhere in your house. And then you shrug and figure that if it's important she'll send a new packet . . .
Two reality stars, a rocker’s wife and a blogger walk into a bar . . .
Okay, we're not really going to a bar. We're going to Ethiopia! I'm excited to announce that next week, I will be traveling with Help One Now to the Gunshire region of Ethiopia along with Jen Hatmaker, Korie Robertson, and Jillian Lauren, along with some storytellers and team members from Help One Now and Pure Charity. You can see our full team here. Help One Now has been working in this community for a year, beginning with the aid work and crisis management. They are now moving . . .
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