Her Other Mommy
I’m sitting in a sterile waiting room. My fingers miss the keys on my laptop as my hands shake against…
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I’m sitting in a sterile waiting room. My fingers miss the keys on my laptop as my hands shake against…
Continue ReadingDuring the month of May, the focus is heavy on mothers. In June, we celebrate Father’s Day, though I don’t…
Continue ReadingYesterday I was driving my six kids to a foster parent training class when one of my children said, "I…
Continue ReadingI watched another baby leave yesterday. She was buckled in her carseat and munching contentedly on her goldfish. Happily oblivious…
Continue ReadingAnd just like that, it’s already May. Time for another Mother’s Day. I know it can be a difficult day…
Continue ReadingI always knew God created me to mother children. I knew it the same way I knew I had blue…
Continue ReadingA few nights ago, I had my ten-year-old son in the car, just him and me. He was mad -…
Continue ReadingTomorrow my son will be 13. You may not be able to appreciate this milestone but for us (and him)…
Continue ReadingWhen Tom and I were going through the adoption process with our oldest kiddo (the other three came the old…
Continue ReadingFor the past nineteen years I have been fielding questions and comments regarding my son’s adoption. The first time it…
Continue ReadingWe all have something that we allow to define us, right? I remember a time when I was "normal," before…
Continue ReadingThroughout my life, I have been surrounded by adoptees. I currently work in the field of adoption but even in…
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