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Community in the Midst of it All
If I am being completely honest there have moments where this journey has felt so so lonely. Through the initial home study process, more background checks than one knows what to do with, and the late late nights of training the adoption climb can feel like you are hiking up and up and all you…
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The Forward Journey of Adopting an Older Child
1. Why an older child? In the United States hundreds of thousands of children go through the foster care system every year, but not all children end up in the care of DCFS. No, sometimes they end up in the funnel of an agency in helping them find a forever home. What is the difference?…
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Holding Heartbreak + Resilience
I’ll never forget the first look of defiance she gave me when the boundary had been set and she didn’t like it. Those large brown eyes piercing into my soul, making me question everything I knew about motherhood up until now. What are you thinking? What has this experience been like for you in the…
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Our Adoption Journey (Up To This Point)…
We were overlooking my favorite view of Midtown Atlanta on top of a hill, we were only a month or two in too dating, which is hard to believe was 9 years ago. I told him about my heart for adoption, something that was incredibly important to me. And although neither of us were sure…
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A New Adventure Awaits
I thought for a second about changing the name here, but I’ll be back in this space. Whenever people ask me what new adventure I am starting out on I get the song from Zootopia every time, you know the one, “oh oh oh oh oh try everything”. And unpopular opinion I can’t wait for…
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Finishing a Marathon in More Ways than One
My “a” key is sticky as I type this, so it could get interesting. It’s been one week. One week since I crossed the finish line of the Walt Disney World Marathon. One week of achieving two goals I had set post-partum. One week of unwinding from a season of chaos, and more ugly-named a…
Fueling Her Forward 