When I found out I’d get to interview Academy Award nominated screenwriter and (fabulous) actress Nia Vardalos, I actually let out a girlie squee. This wasn't just because she’d written and starred in two of my favorite movies - My Big Fat Greek Wedding and My Life in Ruins. Mainly, I knew we’d get along because of three things: 1. We are both Libras 2. We both love Imagination … [Read more...] about Nia Vardalos on Adoption and Becoming an “Instant Mom”
The Pathway to Hope: Our Adoption Journey
When starting on a new adventure, a new path in life, it’s always good to let someone know where you’re going, just in case you need help once you get there. Our families had always been good at that - being there, but this would be different. We were talking about bringing in a child that we weren’t birthing. Other than my cousin, no one in our family had adopted a child. No … [Read more...] about The Pathway to Hope: Our Adoption Journey
Fostering Hope: Deciding an Adoption Path
Back in June, I had great plans to start a series of articles about our journey to expand our family. The first article came out and I couldn’t have been happier about it, but kids, summer break, and life simply got in the way, plus the drama of adopting children had reached a place in our lives where we questioned ourselves, but I’ll get to that in another article. As we … [Read more...] about Fostering Hope: Deciding an Adoption Path
Fostering Hope: Beginning the Journey to Expand Our Family
Let’s adopt. Those were two words I never thought I’d hear my husband say. When we were engaged, I’d told him I wanted six kids and would be willing to adopt to have as many as we could afford. My cousin was adopted, and I couldn’t imagine my life without him. “One at a time,” my ever-cautious soon-to-be husband had replied then. His response made sense, but I took it as … [Read more...] about Fostering Hope: Beginning the Journey to Expand Our Family
Vaccinating Your Child Is Like Giving Popeye His Spinach
As a mother, health journalist, and former pediatric emergency room nurse, the decision to vaccinate our children was a no-brainer.Caring for children with vaccine-preventable diseases gave me a front line view of just how damaging these diseases can be. Seeing patients with bacterial meningitis, measles, infected chickenpox lesions, and secondary pneumonia from the flu, was … [Read more...] about Vaccinating Your Child Is Like Giving Popeye His Spinach