I totally meant to post about Ty’s Airplane Day yesterday. You know, on his actual Airplane Day. But I didn’t. Bad Mommy. I considered pre-dating a post so when I looked back I would think I had been on the ball. But I didn’t. So yesterday, 2 years ago, Ty took his first steps onto...
2 for 4 (3 and 0)
If you go by the number is the “W” column, baseball has been 100% better than soccer as PJ says. The 7/8 Mets won their 3rd in a row tonight. Bigger than that, though, were the 2 times PJ got on base. He’s really struggled with his timing but if tonight’s an indicator, he’s...
{#22} Alternatives
Maybe your spouse isn’t on board…yet. Maybe your kids are too little. Maybe you can’t afford it. Maybe you’re overwhelmed by the process. There are many reasons families are not ready to dive into the adoption process even if they want to. The good news is that there are a conglomeration of other ways to...
Taking the dog garden out
Every year we start seedlings inside and every year they either die before we can get them outside or they don’t survive a week once they get outside. Then we stomp out and buy pre-started plants or just re-sow straight into the ground. We’ve had the most success with sowing into the ground when we...
{#21} Bumps in the road
The adoption journey (specifically the journey of bringing your child home) will be full of bumps, delays, and uncertainties. So be prepared. Does that mean adoption isn’t worth it? NO. Jesus persevered through quite a few “bumps” to get us into His family. Are the bumps fair? NO. But then neither is life in general…at...
Incredibles
They’ve been roaming my house lately. And then dissappearing…as I hear one of them does.
Baseball and Birthday
Yikes! My oldest is officially 8 today! He came into the world determined to know how it worked and hasn’t stopped amazing us since. Baseball is currently running through his head…learning how to be a better batter, finding out he loves catching, keeping up with the Orioles (standings, schedules, and scores)…at least when he’s not...
{#20} Transparency
A couple weeks ago, I wrote about breaking down walls within the adoption community. This week I want to challenge adoptive families to evaluate the walls between them and the rest of the world. An adoptive mom recently posted the following in a transracial adoptive family forum: I had a conversation with a friend recently...