As a kid, I loved board games, but never played the very popular Game of Life. Now, as an adult, I still love games, though I play more of them on the computer than anything else.

Imagine, then, my joy at finding a “newfangled” version of the game of Life for the computer! But, boy, is it ever fast-paced. With my ADD, there are times in the game where I just get mind-boggled with all the activity going on! At various stages of... more

One of my biggest frustrations in my day-to-day life is being surrounded by people who live their lives at 60 miles per hour. This phenomenon is certainly not limited to adoptive parents. However, as adoptive parents, I believe it is even more important that we learn how to slow down and then teach this skill to our children. We were not entrusted with our children to clutter their lives with activities and “stuff”: We were chosen so we could connect with, love, and cherish our children.

I do not know why Western society has become so obsessed with... more

So how does a toddler Mom find the time to manage two blogs? I admit that before my fantastic hubby got me this handy laptop I was blogging only at naptimes and getting all my posts for the following week ready on Sunday mornings when my husband would watch Livi. I try not to blog on the weekends because weekends are for family time. Prior to getting my great laptop, I did not have a lot of time to be at the computer since it is in our formal living room and even if I would bring toys in there for Livi to occupy herself, she would still be getting... more