I Love To See the Temple

Can anything be more charming than riding to the temple with kids in the back singing “I love to see the temple, I’m going there someday”? Elaine and Matt took Quinn to the temple to be sealed to their family yesterday, and most of the extended family were able to attend too.  I got to [...]

Veterans Day is More Than A Day Off

Freedom is not free.  Remember our veterans today and thank them for your freedom. Dedicated to my father, who served in World War II, and my husband, who served in Vietnam, retired from the Air Force, and owns a drawer full of shirts with eagles on them. How sweet that we now have a Vietnamese [...]

The Ladies Who Lunch And Remember Vietnam

The Ladies Who Lunch is a song written by Stephen Sondheim for his play Company, and is also a phrase used to refer to slim, well-off, old-money, well-dressed women who meet for lunch socially during the working week.   Today was the monthly meeting of the Lunch Ladies, several friends from church who meet to eat [...]

Protected: How Do YOU Define Corruption?

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Protected: Adoption Corruption

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Odd Reminders and Strange Events

I find myself wishing I could see Hanoi again, feel the bustle of the city, smell the overpowering fumes from so many scooters, watch the crazy traffic, see the poverty in the countryside, experience the friendliness of the people, and absorb the reality of that country. Everytime I open my blog I see the Blankie Buddies at [...]

Protected: From Spindly to Sturdy in One Week

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Protected: Picking Up Dinner at a Drive-Thru

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Protected: Ships Passing in the Night in Hanoi

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Protected: The Baby Trade

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