On the first day of school, I introduced Joel’s third grade class to Blackbeard the Bearded Dragon. BlackBeard has limb difference because he was bullied and attacked by other lizards. They hurt him and he lost a foot and several claws. To save his life, BlackBeard was placed in an ‘orphanage for lizards’ that houses reptiles that can no longer… Read More
Archives for October 2017
Awful Grace of God – Adoption and Foster Care
I never wanted children, in fact, I wasn’t going to ever get married. I wanted a career and I wanted financial success. So when I’m asked if I wanted a big family, I laugh because it’s so far from what I thought my life would look like. When someone asks if I always knew I’d adopt, I smile because “heck… Read More