Someday I’ll Be Me Again, But For Now I’m OK With Being Mostly Mommy
Someday I’ll be all me again. Someday I’ll start to read grown up books that interest and challenge me instead…
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Someday I’ll be all me again. Someday I’ll start to read grown up books that interest and challenge me instead…
Continue ReadingFirst, I'm sorry. I'm sorry for all the tears. I didn't know how soon they'd start but they've already begun…
Continue ReadingI met a boy. I’ll never forget the moment. I know no one’s perfect but, man—he sure was close. And…
Continue ReadingI need more time. Eighteen months. Eighteen long, and I mean, VERY long months with my son so far. Staying…
Continue ReadingI talked to a neighbor recently who is expecting her first grandchild soon. She excitedly told me about how her…
Continue ReadingAs I write this, my firstborn is 5,633 miles away in Taormina, Sicily. This is the farthest she has ever…
Continue ReadingDear waiting adoptive parent, I see you as you check your phone and e-mail too many times a day, wondering…
Continue Reading"What do you do?" This is a question that is inevitably asked when you first meet someone. I'll never forget…
Continue ReadingWith donut-filled cheeks and sticky fingers, Charlotte and Isaac skip down the hallway behind me to find a seat in…
Continue ReadingA few months ago at church, two friends asked me how it was going with my daughter, and I didn’t…
Continue Reading“I feel invisible,” I thought as yet another person stared at my pregnant belly instead of my face. Comments from…
Continue ReadingI’m angry. I feel like things never stop piling up. The laundry. The housework. The forms, homework and fundraisers. The…
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