Oct 13, 2021Genetic Anarchy 10/13/2021Today is my favorite niece’s birthday. She is movie star beautiful, sensitive, and artistic... but my favorite quality is her sense of...
Sep 21, 2021Sunflowers and Power Tools 09/21/2021I had a jack-slapping moment this weekend after the conclusion of our successful garage sale. The reality of being non-White struck me...
Sep 1, 2021Toddlers and Tears 09/01/2021As I watched my beautiful adult daughter wipe her tears through my iPad screen as she shared her heartbreak, something inside me...
Aug 20, 2021Tossing Tchotchkes 08/20/2021Tossing tchotchkes is the task. Strengthening relationships is the new focus. We have the first world luxury of downsizing as our...
Aug 3, 2021Pro-Adoption 08/03/2021I believe GRACE will prevail, despite our current polarized nation. When asked if I am pro-choice or pro-life, I recently concluded that...
Jun 1, 2021Thank goodness for blunt people 06/01/2021I am grateful for my blunt friends, family, and editors. I have learned more about social awareness and political correctness this past...
Oct 29, 2020I think I’m addicted. 10/29/2020I think I’m addicted. I wanted to stop at 100,000 words, but today I reached 109,160 and the thoughts keep coming. The universe has...
Jun 27, 2020I didn't know what I didn't know 06/27/202064,116 words. 25 interviewees. I have learned that “I didn’t know what I didn’t know.” In addition to searching for adoptees and adoptive...
Apr 9, 2020In search of adoptees and adoptive parents 04/09/2020Hi friends! As a recently retired Accounting Manager turned hopeful book author, I am in search of ADOPTEES and ADOPTIVE PARENTS who are...