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Tet Trung Thu, or the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival is an ancient festival that was created just for children. It dates back as far as 15-20,000 years ago in Southeast Asia and is typically held on the 15th day of the 8th Lunar Month.  It is one of the two most popular festivals in Vietnam.

The most authoritative map of North Korea on Google Earth Download it here This map covers North Korea’s agriculture, aviation, cultural locations, markets, manufacturing facilities, railroad, energy infrastructure, politics, sports venues, military establishments, religious facilities, leisure destinations, and national parks.

The most authoritative map of North Korea on Google Earth Download it here This map covers North Korea’s agriculture, aviation, cultural locations, markets, manufacturing facilities, railroad, energy infrastructure, politics, sports venues, military establishments, religious facilities, leisure destinations, and national parks.

This week marks the week that we traveled to Russia, three years ago. Can you believe that? It is hard for me to believe because we have encountered so much and everything in our lives has changed. We don’t often talk with AJ about his adoption because it brings up memories for him that are very hard for him to process.

AT&T has announced its AT&T Navigator Global Edition mapping service will be available across 20 countries. The move is significant since for the first time a carrier launch a location based service globally.

Hope Leonard was adopted from Ethiopia in 2003 and every Christmas her parents have a very difficult time finding her a Christmas gift…all she wants is peace, food for the orphanages, or a sister. Read her story. Tags: , adoption-stories, Ethiopia, hope leonard Share This

I have a new philosophy. I’m only going to dread one day at a time. Charles M. Schulz, Charlie Brown in “Peanuts” There are days in our lives where we awaken delighted in what we are doing and there are days we awaken dreading what the sunshine will bring us.

Over the past few years NPR has offered up a fabulous series on adoption, not only stories and journals about adoptions covering domestic but also transracial, international, birth mother, and adoptee. Their latest story is that of an orphan in the 1950’s.

Russia has suspended two agencies, The Cradle of Hope and Family and Children’s Agency, Inc. According to the MOE website this is not an official revocation of the accreditation but a suspension to allow time to clear things up. Family and Children’s Agency has one month and the Cradle of Hope has three months to correct whatever caused the suspension.

My dear friend Michelle is proud to announce her second little one. And, you have to read the story behind it and about the hospital wristbands. Tags: domestic-adoption Share This