August 28, 2023 We gained two amazing daughters thanks to Youth For Understanding (YFU) I’ve written many stories here about our year with our beautiful Thai daughter Napa. She came to us through the Youth for Understanding (YFU)…
April 12, 2023 We love the Virginias – both West and the original version Have you ever noticed that North and South Carolina seem to go together like sisters, but Virginia and West Virginia appear to have nothing…
April 8, 2023 Have you ever heard of a banana leaf feast? I had a super cool cultural experience last week. Even though my feet never left Ohio, I felt as though I journeyed to a…
May 30, 2020 So, you want to host an exchange student Believe it or not, even with the current Coronavirus situation, there are still high school students in countries all around the globe dreaming of…
March 27, 2020 Our Coronavirus timeline Our little family of three is back together again, and holed up for the next few weeks in self-imposed governor-imposed isolation. Z and I…
March 15, 2020 Heads of state are putting kids at risk These are unprecedented, crazy times. The entire world is united in doing our collective best to manage and respond to the 2020 global health…
September 26, 2019 Cool things to do with your teen I miss having a teenager. Don’t get me wrong, I adore our little 9-going-on-19 pre-tween more than life itself. But it was really fun…
August 16, 2019 Get lost in Japan off Kenny Road Having our Thai daughter Napa in our lives for an unforgettable intercultural exchange year was a blessing to our family in so many ways…
July 3, 2019 Proud to be American again Confession time: since the last U.S. presidential election, I haven’t felt particularly proud to be American. I’ve been bitterly disappointed in our country and…
June 12, 2019 Loving – and letting go of – another family’s child When we signed up to host an international exchange student through YFU, we were ready for the adventure of bringing a young cultural ambassador…
