(Happenings in March 2020). COVID-19 is now very prevalent in Ukraine and in Natalia’s area. While Natalia is eager to return to her...

[Happenings in February 2020] Natalia is finally home from the hospital! She now has to wear a cast for at least several weeks and she...

(Happenings in February 2020). Because Natalia fell on ice and broke her arm, I don't get to communicate with her at all for an entire...

(Happenings in February 2020). My maternal half-brother, E. [and his wife D.], visited Ukraine to see family they have not seen in six...

(Happenings in January 2020). I still am so mesmerized by the view of the woman who I came from, the woman who brought me into this...

(Happenings in January 2020). One day I skyped with Natalia and grandmother N. I showed them a wooden cross from Israel that has the...

(Happenings from January 2020). A lady on the Russian Social Media site connected with Natalia online and then she reached out to me....

(Happenings in January 2020). A couple of weeks ago, Natalia participated in a support group at their hospital for people like her living...

(Happenings from January 2020). Natalia has asked more about the topic of forgiveness. I reflected more on my forgiveness toward Natalia...

(Happenings in January 2020). Natalia is introducing me to more of her friends from her c-community. It is so helpful that many of these...

(Happenings in January 2020). Natalia seems to be doing so well ever since she found the c-community. She has decided not to return to...

(Happenings in December 2019). During my short trip to Israel, the birth family came to gather and celebrated the New Year with food,...

(Happenings in December 2019). When certain situations happen in life it forces us to look deep, to really get real, with ourselves, with...

(Happenings in December 2019). Natalia was found and brought back home. She did have a black eye and I joked with her saying that she...

My family recently celebrated my Gotcha day. Eighteen years ago, I was adopted into a wonderful family on June 3, 2002. My parents helped...

Happenings in December 2019). As many people now know that the journey with my birth family began in October of 2019. This story actually...

(Happenings in December 2019). My birth father, Sergey, has now reached out to me. It was instigated by Irina who has already been in...

(Happenings in December 2019). Nothing has to change, but then with a different perspective (of a million possible perspectives),...

(Happenings in December 2019). Many of the thoughts I’ve had and my learnings have either been directly inspired by God or by faithful...

(Happenings in November 2019). Another time, I awoke in the middle of night with a thought weighing heavily on my mind about Natalia,...