Writing is healing…many things about this adoption have been stressful and overwhelming…writing helps. Two back to back adoptions have knocked me on my ass. I’m trying to get up. It’s TBT and I’m “face lifting” an older post. I wrote this back in September which really isn’t that much of a throwback but it marks…
Through the beauty of social networking adoptive families can easily connect…amongst the commiserating and travel tips sometimes something a little more substantial pops up. In honor of TBT, here is “one from the vault”. I wrote this in January 2013. Doodlebug had been a part of our family for about 4 months. We were already…
My recent posts about adoption have been dark. You can read the 3 part series on adoption disruption here, here, and here. For our family, adoption has been a huge blessing – twice. There has been joy. There has been laughter. There have also been tears and stress and days where I’m not sure how I made it through. Adoption has been…
Happy Mother’s Day (apostrophe optional, I hear there has been some debate over that lately…whatever). I hope all you mommies out there have a fabulous day. This day hasn’t always been easy for me. Mother’s Day by the Numbers: 21 – The number of mother’s days I’ve celebrated as a mom. 3 – The number…
Today, we visited Oxburgh Hall, which is a National Trust property in Norfolk. You can read about the history of Oxburgh Hall below if you are interested: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/oxburgh-hall/visitor-information/ This is only about 20 minutes from where we live and we are National Trust members, so we get in free. We went for the annual…
I wrote this about six weeks ago. One of the social workers from our agency asked for parent contributions for an e-book that will be used as a reference for parents. I was asked about what advice I’d give someone just starting their adoption journey. A few conversations I’ve had this past week brought this…
When I got home from China, I was going to write a post on squatty potties and I just never did. But, I took a picture of one…see? There was a lot of discussion on squatty potties in the online adoption groups I am a part of – many of you reading this blog may have…
