I have been so wrapped up in my own world that I have not read much about the recent massive earthquake in China until today. The death toll is now reported at over 65,000 with more than 23,000 still missing. Thousands of children have been orphaned, and countless families have lost their only children. I cannot begin to fathom the scope of this horrible tragedy. I find hope in reading that scores of relief workers from all over the world have poured into the country to assist in the recovery effort. And of course there is tremendous work being done by agencies within China, such as the charity listed on my blog, Half the Sky Foundation. This is a well-known, reputable organization that works on behalf of orphans in China. If you can donate, please consider supporting Half The Sky's Children's Earthquake Fund .
This blog was born in 2006 when my husband and I began our journey to adopt. After the program stalled, we decided on a different path to parenthood. In March '08, we began fostering our infant son, and our daughter was conceived shortly thereafter. She was born in Feb '09, 2 weeks before our son turned 1, and we finalized his adoption that Oct. Life was busy with 2 tiny tots, and I stopped writing, but I always thought I'd get back to it. Listen To Your Mother 2017 was that jumping off point.