Overwhelmed With Joy!

I'm a proud adoptive mother, raising my son, adopted through private adoption, and my daughter, adopted through foster care. Along the way, I'm growing and learning from others affected by adoption.

Friday, February 27, 2015

Beautiful adoption video

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This adoption video brought tears to my eyes, reminding me of our first magical moments with Snuggle Bug, meeting and holding him at 2 minu...
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Saturday, November 08, 2014

Date Night Bliss

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Hubby and I had a much-needed date night last night and it was perfect! It's rare he and I get out alone, because we don't hav...
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Friday, November 07, 2014

Family Rules and Values

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We have a framed poster with these rules in a central part of our house, as reminder of a few of the things we strive for together as a fa...
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Friday, September 07, 2012

In the swing of school

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School is in full swing now and Snuggle Bug and Boo are doing great! Both of our kids attend a Montessori school and I love how this sch...
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Thursday, August 16, 2012

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It's time for the kiddos to head back to school and they're both excited!  Boo is entering Kindergarten and Snuggle Bug is star...
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Wednesday, April 04, 2012

Flying home for a nice, long visit!

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The kids and I are flying back home to where my side of the family lives (in the Midwest) and we couldn't be more excited! Oronzo has t...
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Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Baby fix!

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Oronzo and I made the decision some time ago that our family is complete with the two wonderful children we are parenting. Snuggle Bug is n...
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Sunday, March 04, 2012

Easing back into blogging

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I've decided I miss this blog. I miss the bloggers I used to be in frequent contact with. Perhaps I should carve out a bit of time eac...
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Wednesday, November 02, 2011

A shocking phone call

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I received an unexpected phone call not long ago, from Giselle's mother. I was shocked when she broke down and cried, telling me that Gi...
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

1 year anniversary for Boo

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One year ago today was a very happy day, indeed. One year ago today, Boo legally became a part of our family. The courts finally recogni...
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Life is good!

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It's been over 7 months since I last posted here but this blog is like a comforting, old friend that I'll keep coming back to from t...
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Monday, September 27, 2010

Boo's adoption has been finalized!

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The day we've been waiting for for approximately 2 1/2 years, give or take a month or two, finally arrived! We recently finalized the...
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Sunday, July 18, 2010

There's a whole lot of adoption talk going on in our household.

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As Boo's adoption finalization date approaches (a bit over a month away now), there's a whole lot of adoption talk going on in our h...
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Sunday, June 20, 2010

The ball is rolling and picking up speed!

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Sorry it's been so long since I've posted. I wanted to stop in and let you all know that the ball is rolling towards adoption and pi...
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I'm a proud adoptive mother, raising my precious son and daughter. One was adopted privately, the other through the foster care system. Along the way, I'm growing and learning from others affected by adoption.
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