Continuing on with Adoption A-Z posts, here are letters P to S. I knew I was long winded, but man, I really need to learn how to be more concise… I can’t just say what I mean quickly? I hope you are enjoying these and learning something about adoption as well. Writing is one of … Read More
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Adoption J to O
Wow, here I thought I might be able to post all my alphabet adoption posts for Adoption Awareness Month in 4ish blog posts, but (not surprisingly) I talk too much. As I shared in the last few posts, I took on a challenge from a birth mom to come up with one word pertaining to adoption each … Read More
Embracing Complexity
November is Adoption Awareness Month. As an active participant and student in the adoption community, I experience an onslaught of differing opinions on adoption during the month. And I have purposely tried to minimize my voice in the adoption community in order to make more room for adoptees and birthparents to be heard. On this … Read More
What’s Next?…
We had Lucy’s last court hearing to finalize her adoption into our family on Wednesday, March 6th. It is so exiting and, although we never considered that it would not be granted, it is an odd relief. I need to complete some final immigration forms, but now Lucy is officially our daughter and her birth certificate … Read More
Our Journey Into Parenthood
Welcome to my first post on my new website. I had been sharing posts in a shared space for years and the more I have wanted to write, the more I felt an urge to create my own space. I am going to go back to some old posts, condense them and share them in … Read More