I was digging through some of old drafts today. And I found this. I guess I never published it because I didn’t finish it. I wrote it when I was in China and, things were a bit *ahem* crazy then. But now – well, things might still be crazy, but it’s a different crazy. A comfortable, predictable crazy. And, in… Read More
a tidbit
I posted this on FB last night. A picture of our new I797… approval to bring both our girlies home. WOOT! What I didn’t share was a little tidbit I noticed later. A tidbit worth mentioning. The approval date. April 11th, y’all. The anniversary date, of sorts, of this adoption adventure. The date I just wrote about on Thursday. The… Read More
one year ago.
Okay, it was one year and two days ago. Today. April 11th, in fact. And Vivienne had settled into our fold so beautifully. I was infrequently, but most definitely, feeling the weight of considering adoption. Again. Vivienne in April 2010 The process of watching Vivienne blossom, well… it changed me. When she and I met in the Civil Affairs office… Read More
she loves me.
It’s been 390 days since I first held Vivienne in my arms. 55 weeks. 9360 hours. 561,600 minutes. More or less. Before coming into our family she had more transitions than any child should have to endure. She spent four months with her birth family. Eight months in an orphanage. And one year with a loving foster family. I’ve often… Read More
a whopper
This is my crazy husband. Not. Although he looks silly in this picture, my husband is typically quite serious. Calculated. Disciplined. Since we began the adoption process for Isabelle in 2004, we’ve had numerous discussions about adoption… Should we? Again? And, as you might have guessed, most of the time I am the one doing the asking. Most of the… Read More
sending our love
We had to wait until we received LOA to send a care package to Poppy. And then I had to actually get a the stuff together to send a care package to Poppy. Which meant it was just a few days ago that said care package was, at last, winging its way to our girl. Hopefully the contents will make… Read More
what?
Y’all. Check this out. There is a mommy blog thang going on over at The Bump. And Ni Hao Y’all is, evidently, the blog that’s up in the “Adoption” category. I’m not gonna lie. I had no idea this was going on. But I know now. So, let’s hear it for Adoption. Huh? Let’s HEAR IT FOR ADOPTION!! That’s better…. Read More
into the mix
Finally. It’s about time Miss Poppy G was added into the mix here. Now, she’s got her spot, smack dab at the top of the right sidebar. Now we just need to get her home. We are on day 56 of the wait for LOA. After LOA, we’ve still got approximately 3 – 4 months to travel… but at least… Read More
crazy
In honor of Orphan Sunday, I want to share something that’s been on my heart for a little while. And here lately it’s been getting quite heavy, so I figure it’s a perfect time to share… I’m pretty honest with y’all. That’s just the way I roll. I’m not very good at keeping things to myself. In a nutshell, I… Read More
brothers. sisters.
I posted over at No Hands But Ours today. About brothers. Sisters. Biological. Adopted. And the very real love that grows there. I encourage you to head over there, and look around. There are some children who are waiting for a forever family. And there are some stories that will inspire and encourage you. And there are some amazing contributing… Read More
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