We had some eager wearers of snow boots, and new shovelers and ice-chippers of the church steps. Thanks to Carrie Anderson for taking the photos. Back home, it was discovered that falling on the ice is not as much fun as it looks on the Bambi...

If you bring your fiancee to America on the fiancee visa, you've got to get married within 90 days of setting foot in America. So after some discussion, my foster son and his fiancee decided to get married quietly and to have a party later. The Rev....

Outside my window... the sun has set. I am thinking... about dinner. I am thankful for... the past two weeks, where the impossible has become the everyday. I am wearing... purple pants and a multi-colored shirt. I am remembering... the laundry to...

Rebecca is reading to Ngor. Abuk is cooking. Achan is either petting the cat or watching Achol. Manyang is helping Abuk. Alan is sleeping in front of football with the cat on his lap. Me, I should go to Target after we eat. L'chaim.

  Some people know that ever since our foster son came to live with us, he has struggled to get his children with him. We got the twins out of the refugee camp in 2004. We've been working on getting them here since 2006. Along the way, Manyang got a...