Genesis 25:21-23 And Isaac prayed to Yahweh for his wife, because she was barren. And Yahweh answered his prayer, and Rebecca his wife conceived. And within the children struggled together, and she said, “If all is right, why am I this way?” So she went to ask Yahweh, and Yahweh said to her, “Two nations…… Continue reading Lessons from Jacob – Trust & Patience
Tag: Adoption
Yahweh Can Use the Flawed and Broken
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I get into bed, exhausted, then toss and turn for hours before finally falling asleep. My brain just goes and goes. Thinking of all those things I didn’t finish that day, or topics I want to write about, or someone I was going to call and forgot. Nothing…… Continue reading Yahweh Can Use the Flawed and Broken
Triggers…Chocolate Chip Cookies!
I’ve loved baking since I was a little girl. Several years ago I took myself off to culinary school to learn how to be better at it. I love cooking in general, but baking and pastries are my thing. My older children grew up with a cookie jar always filled with homemade cookies of one…… Continue reading Triggers…Chocolate Chip Cookies!
Keeping Marriage Healthy While in the Trenches!
During one of the final re-writes of Adoption Combat Zone a friend asked me if Tom and I had ever contemplated divorce during the midst of the craziness in our home. I quickly answered no. Later, I thought more deeply about what she asked. Then added this to the book: Marriage A friend asked me…… Continue reading Keeping Marriage Healthy While in the Trenches!
Please Don’t Touch Me! Parents Being Abused!
I’m telling you right off the bat that this subject infuriates me more than just about anything else. I can almost feel my blood boil when I stumble across a story about it. Abuse of parents by adopted children/teens. And the anger is multiplied when the abused parent has someone in their life enabling the…… Continue reading Please Don’t Touch Me! Parents Being Abused!
Remember the Mission!
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!
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
I Am Grateful!
The past few weeks I have been writing the book. To say it’s been hard is an understatement. Dredging through the trauma that infused our lives the past five years has brought so many unwanted feelings to the surface. Just two weeks ago I wrote how my beloved teen daughter was exposed to so much…… Continue reading I Am Grateful!