To My Daughter’s Adoptive Parents On Her 18th Birthday,

First, I'd like to congratulate you. A big huge "congratulations" coming your way. Why? You should feel special. It's because of you this blog exists. It's because of you that other adoptive parents and hopeful adoptive parents have changed the way they think about adoption. It's because of you that countless moms have decided NOT … Continue reading To My Daughter’s Adoptive Parents On Her 18th Birthday,

Dear Hoping to Adopt

I'm sure, by now, I'm loathed by most who have found themselves in my corner of the world wide Web via an innocent Google search about how to adopt a baby. That's okay. I get it. My writing is blunt and I don't mince words. I'd like to take some time, however, to speak directly … Continue reading Dear Hoping to Adopt

Life in Limbo

My last personal update was in the middle of January so I figured it was time to write again. I've been struggling a bit more with things, in regards to adoption, and I think that getting it all out would be helpful. I am almost finished writing a memoir novella about the time of my … Continue reading Life in Limbo

The Letter

I wanted to hold something she had held. I wanted to touch something that had been in her hands. I wanted to see words written from her own hand. A hand that, not so long ago but oh so long ago, I had touched. A hand that I had counted all the fingers on, kissed.