Sambhaji has been my son for a year now and we’re still getting to know each other. My other three kids know when I’m joking and when I’m not, for instance, but Sambhaji gets those two swapped on a daily basis. View Post
Archive Tag: adoption
Gotcha Day
A year ago today our family of five piled into the minivan and drove to a church outside of Nashville. We sat in the tiny chairs of a children’s Sunday school class and listened as our social worker explained the situation, walked us through paperwork, and we signed our names. View Post
Six Things Adoption Has Taught Me
Just six of the zillion things adoption has taught me: 1. Generosity is simple. In 2007, I visited an Ethiopian orphanage, trying not to make eye contact with any of the little ones around me in need of a father. I’ve always found avoidance to be the surest way to… Read More
It’s Official!
He was named by a police officer in India. One name. Like Madonna. But we added on today. We made the trek into the big city for a nice lunch and an appearance before Judge Smith at the county courthouse. Ten months ago my cell phone rang. I was speaking… Read More
Until A Better Love
He saw it coming. He knows the drill by now. Before she could tell him for the hundredth time to finish the green things on his plate, he tilted his head and smiled at her. “Why I love you so much, Mom?” “I don’t know,” Becky answered, “why do you… Read More
Please Play With Me?
I take one step out of the stairway and onto the living room floor and “Please play with me?” The boy shaped puzzle is forcing a pleasant smile, his desperate sales pitch to everyone he meets in the world – the cashier, children at the park, the FedEx man, dad… Read More