Little Pearls

Our first e-newsletter in a long time is just out!

As concerned as I’ve been about the outcome of this election day, a heart event has shifted the energy. My friend Kida died yesterday morning in Oregon, and I’ve been in tears much of the day. So many of us have been touched by this remarkable dog and her marine biologist Carrie Newell. They shared […]

Julian was much younger than Ben and Zi when we filmed him a year ago for the Little Boy Wonder Pearl. We’ve been waiting for him to get old enough to film again, though that’s been a challenge because he doesn’t live here. Now he’s 2 already ~ look at this charmer! We want more […]

This is our Oregon coast whale dog Kida in May, weeks after her extensive jaw surgery for cancer. She’s a 15 1/2 year old big dog who loves her job so much that she’s still determined to go out searching for whales with her marine biologist Carrie Newell. Our friend Shane Peters, who has done […]

Here’s the scoop in our newsletter, about Love Creates a Family, Connected Across the World. There’s also news about new Pearls to come: up to three with our little boys:    and one with Kida and her Whales.

  This is an image of Jana and Seth about 1 1/2 years ago, waiting with expectant-yet-empty arms to bring their baby Zi home from China. Their Little Pearl is very close to being done, though it’s experienced delay after delay after delay ~ all related to availability and scheduling with editing, audio and graphics […]

The initial draft of our new Little Pearl about Zi and his family is FULL of love ~ I wish we could share it now! We have to wait a bit longer, though, to record the song again in a sound studio, and then a few more edits. I’m trying to be patient ~ that’s […]

Check out our December 6, 2015 newsletter, including some sweet photos! Three new Pearls coming with our little boys Ben, Zi and Julian:         And marine biologist Carrie Newell, her whale-loving old dog Kida and me, during an interview in the harbor at Depoe Bay, Oregon:

Though Little Pearls is not officially part of ‪#‎GivingTuesday‬ yet, we are a small 501(c)(3) non-profit that welcomes donations. We have most of the footage for up to four new Pearls and need support to complete filming AND creating them. WATCH. LOVE. GIVE. Thanks!