Category Archives: Adoption

My Riley, part 2

There is a plaque on my desk that says, "share your story, to set someone else free." My sweet friend, Cindy,…

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Paramount Pictures’ new movie INSTANT FAMILY – Review by Adoptive Mama and believer in love

Disclaimer: I was invited to a complimentary media screening of Paramount Pictures’ new movie INSTANT FAMILY. As…

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Riley’s 7th Birthday – Just Add Sprinkles

Thank you all so much for your sweet comments and texts and emails yesterday. Today was much better. Just knowing that…

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Your birthday wish…

You and I snuck out together to Toys R Us. You wandered the store twice, not knowing exactly what you wanted for…

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And Aubrey is her name…

My dearest Riley, your story continues to piece together into this beautiful quilt and I want to write it all down for…

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I want something just like this…

This song was playing. We were eating pop rocks and drinking slushies that Brian and Riley brought home after going to…

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Thoughts about open adoption

“Adoption has the dimension of connection — not only to your own tribe, but beyond, widening the scope of what…

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Adoption, Honesty, and the Learning Curve

There is a beautiful openness that happens in the adoption community. People talk about the hard things. People share…

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Mary Alice’s 1st Birthday celebration {or reasons open adoption is amazing}

Mary Alice turned one a few days after my grandmother passed away. In my pantry were the cutest little decorations…

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