Let It Go: Taking the Frozen Hit to Heart
Sometimes, as a parent, it’s about letting go. Do you have Frozen’s theme song running through your head now? Great. And now, in a nod to Moana, “You’re welcome!” This…
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3 Ways I Am #RockingMotherhood
First, let me send out a shoutout to TheMomproviser blogger, Ambar Chavez, for cluing me in about the #RockingMotherhood challenge and making me write, ha! OK, here are three ways…
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6 Adoption Questions from Hopeful Adoptive Parents
Now that I’m seven-plus years into parenting a child who was adopted from infancy, I intimately know the complexity of being an adoptive family. Although I’m positive I’ll never stop…
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Moments of Sadness Brought Me Closer to My Child’s Birth Parents
The world of adoption is filled with the voices of adoptive parents, and less so with adoptees’ and birth parents’ perspectives. Because of this, it is common to hear about…
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Adoption, in Six Words or Less
Inspired by Six-Word Memoirs and the book series The Best Advice in Six Words, by Larry Smith, I thought it would be interesting, inspiring, and all around great to solicit…
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My Advice on Surviving the Wait
From my experience with the adoption process as an adoptive mother, I think it’s important to realize that each family’s process and journey is uniquely their own. The process has…
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Looking Back and Giving Grats
I’m a big believer in giving gratitude or giving “grats,” as I’ve come to call it. I used to fill my journal with rantings of my tortured heart. And while…
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Would You Tell Another Adoptive Parent She Should Start Talking with Her Child About Adoption?
I met a young woman recently. She works in the service industry and we got to chatting while she applied her craft. My adopted seven-year-old was nearby, and the woman…
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Facing a Possible Adoption Disruption After Bringing Sweet Pea Home
During the adoption process, most prospective adoptive families feel as though they are on a rollercoaster of emotions, with lots of ups and downs along the way. One moment there…
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“For 12 Days, I Got to Be Your Momma”
Important Note: I find writing therapeutic. So, when we found ourselves in the throes of what looked to be a disruption and I had trouble smiling, speaking, or praying, I…
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