As a mother, I know how much all children long to be seen, validated, and loved as they are. From the repetitious chants of “Mommy, watch this!” from the preschooler, to the teen who looks eagerly to find you sitting in a chair at their …
There’s a lot of loneliness going around right now. The physical isolation makes us feel distant, and the distance breeds insecurity. We are not only dealing with the question of “Who is still in my pack right now?” but also “Am I still seen? Am …
Between my lackluster performance as a homeschool mom distance learning aid, and my recent inability to operate a calendar, I’ve been a bit behind on our foster adoption updates! When social distancing first began in March, we were just two classes away from finishing our …
Good Monday morning everyone! I have limited time to write to you, as I’ll soon have to pick my boys up from school for a physical, where I need to have them fill out extra adoption paperwork for each of my kids. We also need …
My husband and I are in the process of becoming licensed to foster/adopt through DCF a second time. I promised at the beginning of my journey that I’d give you updates in real time, so you can be part of this process with me. This …
Happy New Year! I promised you all adoption updates in real time, and I admit I’m slacking slightly. We had our foster orientation in December and our first official class last night. Aside from getting in a three-car-fender-bender on the way home from orientation (neither …
The Christmas Advent tradition has become entangled with the slow, out-of-control adoption theme in my life. It’s fitting that I’m writing this in the first days of advent, when we embrace the expectation of a child planned and promised ages before His due date. Generations …
Well friends, I rediscovered these past two weeks that I’m not a super-human who can do all the things with no break. I have spent 10 of the last 16 days away from home, so I’ve been more scattered than usual. November 2nd and 3rd …
I do have a good reason for not posting recently (I’ll be explaining that shortly) but hopefully I can make it up to you with an absolutely amazing post by my good friend, Carlee MacDonald. I met Carlee when I was 16 and she has …
Can you love adopted and biological children the same? Maybe it’s a question people are afraid to ask, but the curiosity lingers. It’s human to fear what we’re not certain of… and it’s not really a selfish fear. The last thing we want is to …