Today I am angry. I don’t want to be. I’m angry because I can’t find me. I feel so empty. If you knew me before adoption you know I was a positive and upbeat person. I was a charge the hill kind of girl. Conquer the goal. If there was in incentive put out by…… Continue reading Remember the Mission!
Category: Ukraine Adoption
Trust – No Matter What!
A few days ago I finished reading the book of Job in the Bible. I’m working my way through the Bible again, this time with a special version which has a blank page inserted between every printed page. My special project is to have one of these Bibles for each of my children. On the…… Continue reading Trust – No Matter What!
Finally Completed!
I just hit the “complete upload” button for the final manuscript of the book to the printer. A friend asked me the other day how I was feeling about the book being released. I replied there was still work to be done and I wouldn’t really know how I was feeling until it was finished.…… Continue reading Finally Completed!
Reflections on 60 years of Life!
The last 60 years is a blur. I remember hitting 20, then 30, then 40. Years spent raising the first part of our family. Working. Family. Vacations. It went faster than I ever imagined it would. Then 50. Those years brought new challenges with our youngest two hitting their teens and the adoption of four…… Continue reading Reflections on 60 years of Life!
The Hollywood Adoption Fairy Tale
Hollywood. Over the past week several T.V. shows and movies have come to my attention that concern adoption in one aspect or another. I made myself sit down and watch them all to gain some perspective on what viewers see about adoption. Hollywood’s portrayal of adoption is much skewed and contributes, I believe, to the…… Continue reading The Hollywood Adoption Fairy Tale
Love Isn’t Enough!
A few days ago I was on an adoption page on social media. Someone was telling the story of their AS (adopted son) who was raging constantly, hitting them, breaking things in the home and undressing, then urinating all over the home. She was broken, completely broken. She had given everything she had to this boy…… Continue reading Love Isn’t Enough!
Warning! No Happy Ending! Adoption gone wrong!
One of the reasons I’m writing this book on adoption is as a warning to those who are contemplating adopting. In the book I will share other adoption stories that have been told to me. Names, locations, and other personal information has been changed to protect the families involved from further trauma. I will call…… Continue reading Warning! No Happy Ending! Adoption gone wrong!
It Is Happening!
Awhile back I told you I was going to write a book about adoption. Then I didn’t. For those of you in the adoption trenches you’ll get this. Each day is something new. Something you didn’t expect. A punch in the gut. Every single time I sat down to write our story my heart hurt…… Continue reading It Is Happening!
Please Stop & THINK – Teen Adoption!
Long overdue post. I have started to post so many times and stopped. I’m working very hard on myself and believe that what we spend time thinking about is what we bring about so to sit here and write about all of the drama is hard. I don’t want to re-live it and I don’t want that to…… Continue reading Please Stop & THINK – Teen Adoption!
You Can Help!
It’s overwhelming reading the responses to my last several postings. Over 1K shares on FB alone and many, many times re-posted within social media. Change is definitely needed in the area of adoption of older children and teens. There are too many broken families to keep things the same and this has hit a nerve…… Continue reading You Can Help!