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Em loves animals.  As you can see here, she is holding our gerbil Gus Gus, with tender loving care... I  was unfortunately  forced ...

Ok , just a quick posting bragging about Miss Em's speech! She now pronounces all the letters in the word MILK!  Em is lazy talker, as...

As 2014 rolled in I promised myself a year without procrastination. We've been friends for so long, I wasn't sure if I could say goo...

I know , I know, does anyone right theses anymore? I mean I haven't written a Thankful Sunday post in at least 100 Sundays.  Seems we...

Quite simply, the face of Down syndrome is:  AMAZING !  FUN!  SILLY! FRIENDSHIP! LEARNING! GROUCHY ! PEACEF...

Haven't been here in so long I almost need GPS to find my way back! So where is Em and what is she up to? Well she is up to everything...

My daughters Olivia and Sophia from Festival Ballet in Providence, RI have been given the opportunity to perform at the Grand Prix ...

This is it! Do or die.  There are 168 children who have yet to make their goal of $ 1000.00  Unfortunately we're dealing with Cinderel...

 I said I wouldn't get too involved again, after losing my Carina to that stupid ban on adoptions that Putin put into place a year ago. ...

One year ago today, on the Feast of the Holy Innocents, I lost a piece of my heart when Putin signed into law the International Adoption Ban...

One thing I love about advocating for orphans is camaraderie that you are instantly surrounded by. There are over 200 kids on the Reece...

Her name is Gracelynn. She is turning 11 this month. She is an orphan. She is alone.  As you hurry here and there preparing for Christm...

Lagging behind as usual this Holiday season. Up until a couple of days ago I had Halloween, Thanksgiving, and  Christmas decorations in my ...