Building Bridges

I took a break and did a little R&R this week. On Monday, I finally used a gift certificate that I got for my birthday in MARCH and enjoyed a ninety minute massage. Heaven. In my wildest dreams, I begin every day that way. Today, we did a little water park time with the small fry(ies?). Heaven for them, I survived. There was a pool-closing contamination incident that we were not the cause of, so overall, a good day.

Later in the week, I plan to post some stories. I had to get the Messter map back out for one of them. Oh yes, it involves poop AND a new symbol. Good times. Right now, I just want to mention two quick things.

After a two week delay, we are traveling the blogosphere again at All Mediocre. Stop by and visit Anastasia at The Gift.

I am really excited about a new site - It's called Bridges and it's the incredibly smart project of Mel at Stirrup Queens and Sperm Palace Jesters.

There's an amazing variation of experiences across the internet, but they don't always come together easily. Sometimes, we are so caught up in our own worlds, that we don't have time to step into someone else's world. Walking in another person's shoes is always worth the time. It nurtures the best in human nature, compassion, empathy and understanding. This site is all about building bridges between experiences and perspectives. Here's the concept in their words.

There are contributing editors on a variety of different subjects and a new post every day. Take a peek, read a post or two, consider life from another person's point of view. I'm one of the international adoption contributing editors (blush) and I am so excited to be part of the project. I'll also be looking for guest posts with interesting perspectives on international adoption and transracial parenting issues. If you have something you'd like to share, email me!