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Dear little man, It will soon be 2015, and although your little mind can not understand this yet, we are on the edge of some exciting and momentous of things. read the full article  HERE

As the new year approaches we often find ourselves feeling a tad overwhelmed, frustrated and oh so weary. It’s as if we are looking at life, at ourselves and all the people we encounter with those horrible magnifying makeup mirrors.  Every flaw, every nuance is exaggerated and every feeling seems designed to personally attack and put us on the automatic defense. We want things to be perfect.  We need things to be perfect and quite frankly we are setting ourselves up for disaster. I learned a long time ago that are some simple, yet powerful actions I could put into place to avoid heartache, disaster and allowing the Grinches in. Here are three. Read the full article  HERE

I just had the pleasure of reading  The Christmas Truck  to my three year old son, He sat enthralled and excited through each and every page. "That little boy has a Daddy and Papa just like me!' he exclaimed and there is no greater joy for me than when my boy sees his family represented, especially in such a loving and special way. The story takes us along with a cool same-gender family as they embrace the true spirit of Christmas, The spirit of giving. We tag along as they prepare their home and their hearts for the holidays. They teach their son about giving to others less fortunate than he and about overcoming obstacles. With the love of his family and the quick thinking of his awesome grandma nothing gets in the way of making a special Christmas wish come true. The Christmas Truck , lovingly written by J.B. Blankenship and beautifully illustrated by Cassandre Bolan  has already become one of our holiday traditions and I hope ...

One of the most amazing gifts I get from working with DADsquared is the building of relationships. I read and share stories daily from families all over the country. We hear of their struggles, their triumphs, the stumbling blocks on the road to parenthood and some of the tools that led to success. One voice I do not share often enough is that of the surrogate. Many of us have have become parents with their help. Some of us maintain these special relationships in so many different ways. They may be our child's special "aunt" or a close family friend. Some of our children know them truthfully as their birth-mothers and yet others may never know them at all. Regardless of what place they may hold in our hearts they are undeniably magical, special and for many.. mysterious women. I often hear.. "how could a woman do that?" "I could never carry a baby and then give it up." I will say that I have learned that for some surrogates it is a ca...