I never wrote down “referee” or “police” as what I wanted to be when I grew up. Never. So how did I end up here? As a stay-at-home mom of two little girls (ages 4 and 2), I often find myself in these types of conversations. As we get out of the minivan and into… Continue Reading
You are Loved
Dear My Chinese Daughter, You are surrounded by so much love already. On the day I posted our adoption announcement on Facebook, we received 138 “Likes” and 54 comments. I was blown away. I began to connect with various community/support groups for families who have adopted from China. There is a huge group here in… Continue Reading
I was a little irritated with my husband today. Actually, I was very irritated as I walked out the door to have my “alone time” at Starbucks to work on my blog. It all seems silly now, but it turned out to be a good reminder of how I should handle my anger, especially when… Continue Reading
Intro: Adoption Journey
Wow. Where do I begin. It’s been a crazy, emotional, wonderful journey already, and as I type this, we haven’t even submitted our application to an agency yet (update: this was first written a month ago, we have now applied and been accepted by our agency). I can’t remember when or how I first came… Continue Reading
I’ve known that I wanted to address this topic at some point on my blog, but I wasn’t expecting to write this one so soon after launching the blog. Right now, a few of my close friends are meeting someone at a serious level, and I feel this sense of urgency to put all these… Continue Reading