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when you choose to send a child back. . .
A mom (we’ll call her Natalie) contacted me a few months back. This almost-adoptive mom and I had never spoken before. When I answered the phone, she was sobbing. It took a few moments to understand who was calling and … Continue reading
changing seasons
Hannah, my youngest, turned five a few months ago. She was tall enough that we needed to move her out of the five-point and into a regular booster seat. Every time I went to take the car seat out, I … Continue reading
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deep waters
I’ve been thinking for a couple of months now how to put our foster experiences into words; how to do them justice. We have had such wonderful dealings with caseworkers and children and birth parents since we started a year … Continue reading
adoption decisions
I was reading a blog recently where an adoptive mom of eight just announced another adoption of two. There has been some backlash from her circle of influence. She feels the questioning and finger pointing already beginning. And I take … Continue reading
most uncool update ever
I don’t have any fun pictures. I don’t have anything very clever to say. I just feel like a big loser (and not in a good way) for not posting for so long. What has happened to me? I would … Continue reading
day seven update
Our initial growing pains seem to be subsiding. Thank goodness. I haven’t cried since Monday…that’s a very good sign. I know we will have more in the future, but the new children are blending into our routines very well–better than … Continue reading
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ten more days
The TEN DAY countdown is on. A clarification to my adoption buddies: this is a referral out of the foster care system, here in Nevada. We are not completely sure of all the details…much like an international adoption referral. We will … Continue reading
the land of might
Two weeks from now is coming fast, It could be almost real. My quest for you is maybe done, I wonder how I”ll feel. I might be crying happy tears, I might be really sad. I might be full of … Continue reading
the waiting game
As I wait and wait and wait, here is what I want my children to know: *We are so excited for you to join our family. *Your brothers and sisters have been planning your arrival for some time now. *They … Continue reading
foster beginnings
I am oddly at peace since plucking out my last adoption post. Most of that peace came yesterday. We had yet to receive any placement phone calls since being licensed for foster care. And then yesterday, all of a sudden, … Continue reading