Field Notes
MengWen’s Beautiful Smiles
17-month-old MengWen has been at our China Care Home for seven months recovering from surgery to correct anal atresia. When […]
I Will Continue to Draw!
Five years ago, I was on track to go to school. But then I was assigned to another lower-level class […]
I Will Win Next Time!
It was Saturday and the rain just wouldn’t stop. My daughter LiTong went to the window several times. Finally she […]
Buddha Maitreya XiaoLong
When XiaoLong arrived at the China Care Home last summer, our China Care Home nurse gave him a general check-up. […]
An Active, Happy Boy
ZhiYing is an adorable boy. When he arrived in our Infant Nurture Program in the fall of 2011 he was […]
A Language all His Own
XiMeng was born with cerebral palsy and one result is that he is very delayed in language development. But that […]
The Magic of a Chiming Triangle
When 3-year-old ZhenTai became part of our family for the first time, I was worried about him. He was frustrated […]
An Extraordinary Child
This isn’t an ordinary story — I believe RuiDong (“DongDong”), who is now four years old, will grow up to […]
JianPing Made His Own Decision
The first time I met JianPing, he was reading the text and trying to recite it. I was going to […]
Paper Airplanes for a Cold Winter’s Night
When the weather turned cold, the whole family started to wear warmer clothes. One Sunday afternoon, Dad said, “It is […]