My journey to motherhood was not a sprint. If it was a race, it was one I entered thinking it would be a sprint only to learn it would be a triathlon instead and, oh yeah, I wouldn’t have a bike or the ability to swim. And, if it was a race, it’s one where … Continue reading
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birth moms
It’s birth mother’s day today. It’s a day in adoption-land where everyone talks about and honors the birth parents who placed their children for adoption. Allow me a moment for that. Joey’s birth mom is pure awesomeness. She is quirky, fun, and loving. We have a great relationship with her and her family. She did … Continue reading
small life
My expansive, pushed to the limits life is about to contract. Not today. But soon. In exactly 7 weeks. Because in 7 weeks, I finish graduate school and in 7 weeks I’ll be walking away from a job I love. It all seems very counter-intuitive. Why, when I am just getting the very degree that will … Continue reading
child-proof
Until last November we had an only child. A ten-year-old only child. Then, suddenly, we had a tiny-year-old too. A busy, clever, sneaky, adorable tiny-year-old. In the span of two weeks, this busy, sneaky little guy had blown up our computer, irreparably broken our VCR (yeah, we still have one of those and a home … Continue reading
foster care
Foster care rolls me out so flat, I am curly at the ends. I have been working professionally for 5 years now, advocating for children in foster care. I thought it impossible to have my eyes any wider open. I was more prepared for this journey than any of those other schmucks in our foster … Continue reading
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