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Deep Loving Means Deep Aching

About a week ago I did period math and realized that the height of my PMS would coincide with A– …

Melanie DaleAugust 5, 2013, 10:11 pmAugust 5, 2013 4
Hosting, Orphan Care

Mel-ah-NEE-ah

(Thank you for your grace with my constant hosting posting.  I have so many posts about other topics rattling through …

Melanie DaleJuly 18, 2013, 10:27 pmJuly 18, 2013 3
Hosting, Orphan Care

Speaking of Awkward…

This afternoon, A– and I baked a cake together.  She decorated it with frosting and sprinkles, and I wrote her …

Melanie DaleJuly 10, 2013, 10:51 pmJuly 10, 2013 8
Hosting, Orphan Care

The Hills Are Alive

Picture in your mind the most exuberant puppy you’ve ever seen, racing around the yard, rolling in leaves, running circles …

Melanie DaleJuly 9, 2013, 9:34 pmJuly 9, 2013 3
Hosting, Orphan Care

I’m Unprepared For How Good This Is

That’s Elena the bear in on our first hug.  I didn’t want the hug to end and now I have …

Melanie DaleJuly 8, 2013, 10:50 pmJuly 8, 2013 10
Hosting, Orphan Care

We Chose Her

The sign says pree-vyet, an informal hello in Russian.  Sometimes I wish we could upload programs into our brains like …

Melanie DaleJuly 8, 2013, 12:00 amJuly 8, 2013 10
Hosting, Orphan Care

Birds on a Funky Beach

K knows very little English, except in one category.  Yep.  Swear words.  Epic swear words.  She and Elliott have been …

Melanie DaleDecember 19, 2012, 8:33 pmDecember 19, 2012 1
Hosting, Orphan Care

Vomit Soup

I heard that Latvians like potatoes.  I thought to myself, I will throw a yummy potato soup in the crockpot …

Melanie DaleDecember 17, 2012, 9:25 pmDecember 19, 2012 4
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Sveika

Our lives are filled with hellos.  Those first moments, when hungry eyes fall on faces and joy erupts.  The sighs …

Melanie DaleDecember 14, 2012, 8:30 amDecember 14, 2012 3

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