I love, love, love the crockpot.  It is one of the best tools to help achieve a more stress-free life.  If for some strange reason you haven’t gotten one yet, I URGE you to hop on over to to your favorite Stuff-Mart and get one.  And I mean NOW!  They are a ton of bang for your […]

I’ve had it in my mind to tell you all this true story for as long as this website has been up and I apologize for taking so long, because I believe it is very important.  Let’s get right to it. There is a woman named Dodie Osteen. She is the mother of Joel Osteen […]

The sign next to the front door of the orphanage Stavropol Aug 26, 2007 Hello Everyone, Yeah, we have internet access at our hotel! Last night we flew down to Stavropol, Russia. We arrived at about 10:30pm. Matt and Emma slept most of the flight. We are still off on our sleep schedule, but it […]

Our hotel room in Moscow.  It was quite nice and the only option left as Moscow hotels are always booked. On our 2nd trip to Russia for our court date and to bring home 13-month-old Luke, our newest addition, I found internet cafes in Moscow and Stavropol.  I regularly sent emails back to our friends […]