Goodbye, and sincere congrats

To a man who deserves every honor and happiness that it is possible to bestow upon a mortal (now immortal) person.



Tell her hello from each one of us.

more new people that I like a lot

so I'm adding two more links to my sidebar. One is an old high school and church friend who is a stay-at-home mom like me, with three adorable little girls. THe other is a friend from work/college who I have kept in touch with over the years. They're both really cool people, so you should really check them out.

My favorite Engrish

Today's Engrish is one of my most favorite, ever.



"For the girl who wants to be just like everyone else."

article about ethiopian adoption

seven months outdated... the numbers of operating agencies, and of orphans adopted, have risen since this article was written. But still a very good article. Very relevant to what's going on now with Ethiopian adoption.

I think I'm going to do more research about the agency that they laud in this article... it sounds like it might be another very ethical option for Ethiopian adoptions. So far, my list of "for sure" ethical agencies (my own opinion and research feeding this pronouncement, of course) are AFAA and AAI. Anna, a commenter on my other post, vouched for her agency, Wide Horizons. It would be nice to start a list like this. Anyone else want to talk about their agency and experience? Please do.

celebrating baby-- a poem for Sam.

If There is Magick.


If there is Magick in me yet, I will.

I will. I Will it. Warm drops will

fall (only lightly) on the knotty winter coat

that grandma has knitted, sweatily.

An hour or two with your small, round stare will

hold, and sway, the whirlwind-reaper.

It Will, If there is Magick.


You (another pebble) will be found and named.

Then, son, sling up gravel with those minute hands

as David of old—with the Lord to bless the armor

of your scabby knees; your damp, tousled

helmet & dangling jinglebell—you Will

if there is Magick.


If there is any foolish act that a mother's

mean, red courage can inspire, it will be

I. Me, facing an eternal bar. See—

myself, there beside a bench piled with

lethal evidence. Skin beneath my torn

fingernails. I Will, if there is Magick.


Your voice (small, a whistle) will be heard. It will

be. All will hear, and fall back, startled

at you, and your reality; the bile

that pumps your beating eyes. The breath

that curls your pinky toes. The racket of

the mile of thoughts that hide there,

in your bended tongue—they Will

if there is Magick.

Happy MLK day

Random Youtube video

I have no idea what this project was or what organization it was for... it was suggested on one of my adoption email lists that if you type "ethiopia" into Youtube, you find lots of cool videos of Ethiopian kids. Of course I went and did it immediately. Anyway, I loved this random video. :) Ethiopian kids are so awesome. Of course I feel that way; I have tender feelings about Ethiopia, and I've been lead to adopt from there... but I think this video portrays pretty accurately everything I hear and have read from adoptive parents and those who have visited, about the kids there. Happy, wonderful, great spirits. Anyway, if you want to watch a random video of Ethiopian kids, here it is.