Pieces of morning light stream in through the window and fill up the room. The glider goes back and forth, back and forth as I stare into his small, perfect face. His …
Tonight, as I was looking back through old photos on my phone, I came across the video of when we were finally united with our adopted son Jayden, back at the end …
At random times throughout my day, I find myself thinking about her: the woman who will carry our baby. Sometimes I wonder about the specifics. Is she my age? Where is she …
He opens the car door to kiss Caleb's head before we drive off to preschool. "Whew, we really need to scrub under the seats. It must have gotten way under …
When anyone asks me how our adoption is going, I typically say, "Well, it's going. We're learning a lot." I say that because it's true. We have a very new …
This morning was our baby boy's first day of preschool. If you are also a mom, you know that I've already said enough. There are so many emotions surrounding this day, especially …
The road of adoption is not an easy one. Yet it is more beautiful than you can imagine. I am placing hope in the fact that the beauty of what we …
On a Monday afternoon just eight months ago, I sat in the same coffee shop that I am sitting in now, and wrote about why we were choosing adoption. We have …
I am sitting, on this cold February day, in a coffee shop, right across from the drive through window that opens and closes periodically, hoping that the latte I ordered …
My family has a tradition of going to the lake each year for the fourth of July. My mom’s birthday is on the fifth, and the lake is one of …
