by Bambi Wineland | Mar 7, 2017 | Adoptive Family Travel, Birth Country Travel, Birth Mother Search, Guatemala, Heritage Journey, Heritage Travel, Our Children
The Birth Mother Search Continues. Last week I wrote about a conversation my son, Jac, and I had while eating lunch over the weekend. The conversation was about Jac being intent on finding his birth mother. As I explained, I have some reservations because it’s been a...
by Bambi Wineland | Dec 22, 2016 | Adoptive Family Travel, Birth Country Travel, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Guatemala, Heritage Journey, Heritage Travel, Our Children, Thailand, Travel, Vietnam
The Spirit of the Holiday Season! I love this time of year! The holiday season fills my spirit with love, hope, joy and gratitude! I have so many things to be grateful for – family, friends, good health, that I get to have a business where I combine my two...
by Bambi Wineland | Dec 7, 2016 | Adoptive Family Travel, Birth Country Travel, Guatemala, Heritage Journey
Last I shared with you I was in the middle of climbing Pacaya Volcano with my family as part our son Jac’s first heritage trip back to his motherland, Guatemala. You may recall, we were scrambling to the top just as I realized the horses passed the tree where I...
by Bambi Wineland | Dec 1, 2016 | Adoptive Family Travel, Birth Country Travel, Guatemala, Heritage Journey, Heritage Travel
Climbing Pacaya Volcano for the second time in a year was no historic climbing accomplishment, but climbing it with my 10-year-old son, Jac — who is from Guatemala, made this climb monumental. So on December 30, 2014, I embarked on one of the most important...
by Bambi Wineland | Nov 30, 2016 | Adoptive Family Travel, Guatemala, Heritage Journey, Heritage Travel
In 2014, I embarked on an important journey. My destination was Guatemala. I was scouting an upcoming heritage journey for my family and intent on climbing an active volcano. Just before I left, my ten-year old son placed a small red and yellow marble in my hand and...
by Bambi Wineland | Nov 17, 2016 | Adoptive Family Travel, Guatemala, Our Children
Forgive me for a moment while I give this election a face… —the face of my son, Jac – who was adopted in 2004 from Guatemala. Jac called me last week from school during his lunch. He was clearly distraught and trying to talk very softly. He asked me...
