Since my last post, I've opened my editor many times, wanting to write, but words just wouldn't arrive, though not for lack of subject matter. When life gets too real to merely chat about, I find it harder and harder to write. In September, on the Autumnal Equinox, Paula and I got a call about a woman from Florida who was pregnant. Two weeks later, we learned she'd picked us to raise her baby. We also learned of another woman who'd picked us, who was pregnant with twin girls. Our counselor gave us a rare and flabbergasting choice: twins or...

Isabel was born November 17th at 3:37pm ET in Palm Beach, Florida. Today the birthparent's signed their contracts, so she's officially ours to raise, with no repeats of last February. What can I say? We're thrilled! Click for the story....

Last monday, we brought Isabel home from the hospital. Today, we're spending Thanksgiving as a new family in our hotel room. Here's the story....