For those who are new here, most of my posting happens on my other blog, The Garden of Eagan . I will continue to post adoption related co...

Four months ago today, Axel walked through the doors of the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport to meet his new papa and sister for t...

Today I was catching up on my friend Meghan's blog . They're currently in Eastern Europe completing the adoption of their newest chi...

I have lost count how many people have contacted me about Serbian adoptions lately. So many families who were considering adopting from Serb...

Once there was a shepherd who was responsible for the safety of a small flock of sheep. He carefully watched out for their well-being, parti...

I posted this on my other blog today, but I know not everyone reads over there. Anyway, here's a bit of what Axel is working on now. A...

One of my favorite internet terms is " Sheeple ". Are you a Sheeple?

Yep, I just had a blog post up, and I removed it. I can do that. But this post is about another type of removal.  I have been part of a ce...

Yes, we are updating...our homestudy. We do not know the who/where/what (as in boy or girl) yet. Our hearts and minds are open and that...

Well, it is no surprise I have had many questions today. Some privately and some in blog comments. The questions asked in blog comments that...

Some of you were around back in December, when I was in country adopting Axel and checked up on Ianna. I wrote an update about her in this p...

Axel is doing fantastic! I can't even begin to describe how amazing this child is. That said, if you're not following my other blo...

Axel has been home for 48 days today, and today his Certificate of Citizenship arrived. This certificate gives him the same rights that ever...

I can't go into specifics right now, but we need prayers for our next step. LOTS of them. Hopefully in a week or so I'll be able to ...

Picture an old-fashioned covered porch, with a rocking chair, in the stillness of the countryside. There is someone sitting in that chair. ...

Do you want to know how amazing our God is? You KNOW you do! In 2009, there were 76 children who found their forever families through Reec...

His name is Axel. I have now had custody of Axel for 32 days, and he has been home for 19 days. Since he was never tested we have no ide...

Go back and read this post first. Pay particular attention to the paragraph JUST ABOVE where I'm signing the adoption decree. Fast forw...

How was your Christmas? Did your children enjoy it? Were they inundated with gifts and love from their family? Picture your child, living in...

Now that Axel is home, and learning to be part of our family, it's time to move back over to my main blog, Garden of Eagan. There you...