Not So Permanent & Irrevocable After All

A little over a year ago, the daughter I had not seen since just a few months before her second birthday was in my arms again. You can catch up on that BY CLICKING HERE ON THIS HYPERLINK. I never would have imagined we’d be where we are now. Without going into too many details, … Continue reading Not So Permanent & Irrevocable After All

The Clock Just Keeps Ticking

It's almost 1 am. I'm up and thinking. New information. New facts. New revelations. A big bubble in my "birthmom" life has been popped. Things I thought to be are showing me that they really aren't. I can't seem to wrap my head around it all. There is turmoil right now but also cautious hope … Continue reading The Clock Just Keeps Ticking

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.