For six warp-speed hours every week, my youngest son is in preschool. Since he’s been my constant companion of the last four years, I’m overtly protective of this sacred time alone. I try to maximize my productivity while allowing an… Continue Reading
I love the New Year. The blank slate. The re-set. The Beginning. (The Beginning of what, you ask? Of whatever you want, my dear, that’s the beauty of it.) Thanks to the many years spent working nights on holidays, we… Continue Reading
I love that we are able to share about our adoption journey with you. I hope it’s helpful for those of you wanting to support your own adopting friends and family in the future — or even be a resource… Continue Reading
It’s getting real. Palpable. The thought – turned prayer – turned fear – turned surrender – turned one-step-at-a-time action is coming towards the finish line. We will be picking up our daughter in China. In less than a month. This… Continue Reading
One year ago this month, we formally began our adoption process. Coincidentally, a year ago this month, I quit my job. It’s hard to explain why I needed to leave a job that paid me well and only required a… Continue Reading
I’m standing in my kitchen with the phone to my ear. She’d just asked how we were doing, really. I had nothing to report. “I don’t even know what to say.” “What do you mean?” she asks. “I don’t know.… Continue Reading
After our reception, Chris and I ran out of the church, he in his tux and I in a short red dress with red heels, through an archway of flying birdseed, into my dad’s car. My brother drove us away… Continue Reading
It’s the fifth hour of the road trip, just me and my three-year-old. The big kids stayed at home with their dad, while I drive through four states to Ohio, the place I grew up, to attend a funeral. The… Continue Reading
I pinned and planned for weeks. Made multiples lists and had the kids packed for days. I printed maps of our drive and maps of possible hikes. I’d watched a Netflix show about a chef who cooked only outdoors… Continue Reading
A friend recently asked me, “What can I do to help?” “Honestly, please pray for us.” “Okay. What specifically can I pray for?” In my head, swimming with lists of paperwork, and in my heart, riding over waves of emotions,… Continue Reading