Last night, we found out we didn’t get chosen by a birth mom who was considering us as an adoptive family for her baby. We’d just come off a long
Last night, we found out we didn’t get chosen by a birth mom who was considering us as an adoptive family for her baby. We’d just come off a long
I often hear from other adoptive families that the people in their life don’t “get it” – “it” being the unique struggles and emotions of adoption. I know how it
My dear friend Holli and I had been planning a girls’ weekend for a while, and last week I started to wonder if it was going to work out. My
Two weekends ago, a small army of our friends came over to help us rip out our old kitchen. It was extremely dusty and disgusting and I might be a
Before I published my last post, I was worried about it. I’d heard horror stories of hurtful comments or misunderstandings related to adoption, and I’d let those whispers become a
Today, my college besties Julie, Val and I have hijacked our dear friend Annie Parsons’ blog! She’s about to embark on the Colorado Trail and we intend to send her
It’s a giant Coke Zero at the Movie Tavern, refillable without leaving your seat, (what magic!) companionable because it’s with family, and it’s what Ashley and I both get, along
At Thanksgiving, I always think of the Holmes family. I was 18 and feeling lonely – here I had boldly taken off for parts unknown, but once I found myself
We’ve been in Orange County for almost two weeks, and it’s been a whirlwind. Today is the first day of our trip that I’m not running to business appointments, moving
I met someone the other night who has serious wanderlust. She told me that she constantly has the urge to move – and that a few years is the longest