Adoption Through Foster Care; Am I Still a Good Mother? I Think So!
Had you asked me ten years ago, when my daughter Ashley was born, how I felt about adoption through foster care, I would have told you I felt bad for those poor kids. As I held that precious new...
View Article"Sissy, I need you!" Giving Birth After Termination of Parental Rights
I was given an awesome opportunity Saturday to spend the day with Ashley, AT MY HOUSE! That might not seem like a big deal to some people, but for me, it's huge. When Rebecca asked if Ashley could...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Hannah! Mommy Loves You!
Today is my eldest daughter Hannah's birthday, and so far today has been rather difficult. Being a birth mother is a hard job, you think about your child every day. Are they OK, how was school today,...
View ArticleTornado Tyler! Loving My Two Year Old
I've managed to steal some alone time this morning and wanted to finally get back to my blogging! When I started this, I was so excited to have a place to share my life, but I clearly had forgotten I...
View ArticleDid You Want Me?
I think every bio-mom's worst nightmare is the thought that her children will grow up thinking she didn't want them.I remember prior to my post-adoption reunification with Ashley, laying awake at...
View ArticleLiving Past My Past: My Seemingly Endless Strugle With The Department of...
As some of you may already know, I recently welcomed my youngest son Tanner into this world. So far he has brought indescribable joy to my life and his siblings. Tanner was an unexpected addition to my...
View ArticleThe Waiting..... My Lesson in Patience
Patience is a virtue I didn't possess as a child or a teenager, and if it weren't for motherhood, I probably still wouldn't have any. Funny how we spend our time as a parent teaching our children,...
View ArticleLemonade
Well after my last post, it seems I've given all of you a lesson in patience! I'm very sorry for the delay in my post, but life has been giving me lemons, so I've been very busy making lemonade....
View ArticleSome Where Out There......
In the movie American Tail, Fivel has lost his family. As he sits atop the Statue of Liberty he sings the song, "Some Where Out There" to the beautiful night sky, thinking of his family, while some...
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I Have A Family......
Well of course I have a family, we all do! Every family may look different, but they all started out the same. Each one has a biological mother and biological father, grandparents, and great...
View ArticleRoundtable #37 After a Visit
This is the first time I've joined in an Open-Adoption Roundtable prompt, but when Rebecca let me know what it was, I couldn't resist! After a visit, is the perfect topic for me, because I have two...
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Mom's Are Worth A Million!!!
MotherWoman is an organization that has designed and implemented an amazing support group model for mother's, as well as revolutionized the world's view on Post-Partum Depression or what they call...
View Article"Had A Bad Day"......
About a year before I began my relationship with Rebecca, and Ashley was living in her then pre-adoptive home, I received, what I consider, one of my most priced possessions. A CD from Ashley. The CD...
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Absence Makes The Heart Grow........
"Absence makes the heart grow founder". Does it really? Or does absence make the heart grow curious, empty, confused, or just plain hard? I never truly understood this phrase, and in keeping with the...
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