• profile"The peace we seek to win is not victory over any other people, but the peace that comes with healing in its wings; with compassion for those who have suffered; with understanding for those who have opposed us; with the opportunity for all the peoples." -Richard Nixon

    If you take the time to read through these pages of my healing journey, you will see the hills and valleys. Those highs and lows continue to take me toward my ultimate goal: one of peace within, one of compassion for others who have been through their own hills and valleys and one of opportunity for all (also known as reform). I strive, at this time, to find that inner peace. Join me as I fail miserably each day but find faith and hope enough to wake the next morning and try again.



The Family Tree Book
July 30, 2007 | Filed in: Adoption, in General, Asides, Books, Family

Anyone know anything about The Family Tree Book (2005) by Caroline Leavitt. (Found it while preparing my review on Girls In Trouble for the birth/first parent blog tomorrow.) The tags on Amazon include adoption (twice) though the description of the book doesn’t mention anything about the subject. I’m wondering if it’s only briefly mentioned and whether it’s in a positive or negative fashion. If either adoptive or birth parents are dissed by it, I’m not interested. However, not knowing, I’m intrigued. Have you heard about it? Librarian friends?

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Down and Out?
July 30, 2007 | Filed in: Asides, Blogs, Personal, Techie Talk

The family blog is missing in action. Contacting my hosting company, I was informed that they had a hard drive crash and are rebuilding from backup. That may mean that I have lost things and, to be blunt, I’m really peeved. Hopefully we’ll be back up today. Thanks to those that contacted me this morning. Neither blog is going anywhere. (ETA: 1-something-PM: we’re back up. Republished the five posts that were lost. Technology is fun!)

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