When we arrived at the airport in Beijing, everybody tried to tell me the information I already knew. Our flight was delayed 5 hours. But what can you do? You can’t drive back to the hotel that is 1 hour away and wait there. You can’t drive to a friend’s house and hang out with […]
I want you to meet Sean. His Chinese name is Xin Min (pronounced “Shen Men”). We will name him Sean XinMin Statton. And tomorrow we leave to meet him and make him our son. The story has been a short, but stressful one. It almost didn’t happen. We first learned about Sean in August. My wife […]
How well do you see the world? Can you hear or see a thing or a person or an idea for what it truly is? Or does everything you perceive pass through a filter? And does that filter change what you see, like light that is refracted after passing through a lens? Does the world, […]
I recently told you about our latest adoption. We are making progress. I believe it is going to happen. But right now, it isn’t easy. The issue has to do with our son’s age. In China, orphans can be adopted up to age 14. Once you turn 14 you are no longer elgible to be […]
Whenever I tell my kids I love them, I try to show them how much. I try by telling them that I would do anything for them. I would go to the ends of the world. And back again. I will always be there for them. I will hold back nothing I have. I will […]
As an orthopedic surgeon, I treat broken bones. Despite years of seeing it happen over and over again, I am still amazed at how well bone heals. Bone can grow new bone. Broken pieces grow back together and become mechanically competent. Rarely does my job involve trying to get new bone to form. Most of […]
I am thankful for so much. For my wife. For my children. All six of them. Even the ones that yell when they don’t get what they want. Which is all of them at some point or another. For the son I hope to meet very soon. For my extended family, including a brand new […]
Does your life, the story you are trying to tell, feel like a struggle? Two Types of Paths The city opened a new park near our house. Multiple farms were welded together like a jigsaw puzzle, stitched one to another with fences and paved roads and walking paths. The park stretches for miles. And it […]
What could be more difficult than Navy Seals training? I doubt much. And nothing is easier to quit. All you have to do is ring the bell. So how do the few who make it, do it? The Secret In all three books I read, all of the men used the same strategy. They focused […]
With war comes the stories of war. My oldest son has been captivated by the stories of the U.S. Navy Seals. Together we have read three different books detailing just a few of the events surrounding the Navy’s special forces unit. American Sniper is the story of America’s most decorated sniper in history, Chris Kyle. […]
