There are so many children’s books to sift through related to adoption! When we first started trying to collect books for Samuel, I admit I was overwhelmed. There are lots of resources and not all of them are consistent with the way we speak about adoption in our home. These…
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A little heads up for my pals who are childless but wish to be otherwise, struggling with infertility, or in the adoption wait — I will be gushing about parenthood in this post, so you may want to skip if your heart is feeling tender. You are in my prayers.…
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Be sure to read Part 1 and Part 2 of Sam’s adoption story first if you haven’t already! Now on to Part 3… The morning of Sam’s birth, Mark and I met his birth mom at her house and went to the hospital together. When we arrived at the hospital,…
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Be sure to read Part 1 of Sam’s adoption story first if you haven’t already! Now on to Part 2… I was graciously invited by Sam’s birth mom to join her orientation meeting at the hospital where she would be giving birth, which was about an hour away from our…
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Happy Friday! Friday hits differently now that I’m not “going to work” all week. In my sleep deprived state, most days, I have to ask Alexa what day of the week it is. I’m loving every moment of it! -1- My first favorite this week is all the love and…
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I have been pretty quiet on the blog so far this year. There was a lot happening, most of which I wasn’t ready to blog about yet. Now that we’ve had some time to process everything and are getting settled in as a family, I’m excited to invite you in…
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Friends, it feels surreal to share with you we have been chosen to walk alongside an expectant mother in her pregnancy as she considers an adoption plan for her son who is due in early September. We met her for the first time at our agency in July and visited…
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Joining a new link up this week! Along with Mix & Match Mama and Sheaffer Told Me To I’ll be sharing: what we’re eating this week, what I’m reminiscing about, what I’m loving, what we’ve been up to, what I’m dreading, what I’m working on, what I’m excited about, what…
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We’ve officially been waiting 18 months to grow our family through adoption. To be fair, we’ve been waiting A LOT longer than that to grow our family, but that’s the time that has passed since we were home-study approved by our local agency. We were told at the beginning of…
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I hope anyone who has been reading my blog for any length of time or who knows me personally would already know this, but I feel the need to share this caveat before diving into today’s topic. I am not trying to make light of the pandemic. Many have lost…
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