I’ve posted about Lake Powell before, and yes, we spent another lovely week down there last week. It’s rare to have an entire week of perfect weather on the lake. Storms are common, sometimes daily occurrences, but not this time…
Read MoreAdoption is a gift from God. A gift from a birth mom to her child. A gift for the adoptive parents who for one reason or another aren’t able to conceive and give birth on their own. A gift to anyone who associates with that child…
Read MoreAfter having to postpone three times this summer, we were FINALLY able to have Grandma Camp! It’s been a crazy summer filled with lots of unexpected twists and turns, and with grandkids ranging in age from three to fifteen…
Read MoreThe day before school started, we had one last outing to celebrate the end of summer. We have a kind and generous neighbor who is a volunteer at Utah’s Hogle Zoo…
Read MoreHere in Utah we celebrate the 24th of July as a state holiday. It is the day the pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley. I am grateful for my pioneer ancestors and the sacrifices they made to make my life what it is today! I am greatly blessed…
Read MoreI wanted to do a fun game with my grandkids on our recent family vacation to Hawaii. I decided on a scavenger hunt and found these tiny rubber animals, fish, and birds at “Teton Toys”…
Read MoreWe thought we would be staying with Florine and his wife again, but there had been some issues there with Florine’s sister prostituting herself out in their apartment at nights. It was a dark place…
Read MoreThe day after we went to Branistea in search of Dumitra’s original birth certificate, Nic took us to yet another government office in Galati…
Read MoreThe day after we got Errin, we were required to go to the local hospital and get the first of two HIV tests. I was nervous because HIV was high in newborns in Romania…
Read MoreThe next morning, our first in Galati, Lucci brought the usual platter of sliced sausage, cucumbers, tomatoes and radishes for breakfast. As hard as I tried…
Read MoreWith the recent death of Queen Elizabeth, I’ve been thinking a lot about my ancestors. Some came from England and some…
Read MoreOnce I got on the plane and sat down, I turned and looked out the window and let the ugly-cry-sobbing out. I tried to be quiet, but my heart was sad and broken…
Read MoreAs I sit to write this post, I realized I am writing it on the 31st anniversary of the infamous phone call. The call that changed our lives forever, the call to come…
Read MoreI mentioned before how we went through Val Cocariu and his wife Nancy for Errin’s adoption. Val and Nancy are both Romanian…
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