How you know it is Love by Kids… In honor of Valentines Day, I have asked children to finish this sentence. “How do you know you love someone?” Below is their response. How do you know you love someone? Cuz they are nice and compassionate. O age 7 You give them roses. A age 6 By giving hugs. C age 6 …
Biological mom on my daughters birthday…
Tomorrow is a special day. Little Girl turns 8. That is 8 years this wonderful soul has walked this earth. The day will be spent celebrating with her friends. Giggling. Eating ice cream and cake. Playing. Being silly. Being little girls! I cherish the sounds of her and her sweet friends in my home. This is a day of celebration …
Could you answer this…
Could you answer this? Would you rather… My family and I were having dinner at a local eatery. We tend to play quiet table games while waiting for our dinner. Games like I Spy and Would You Rather. We were mid-round of Would You Rather when Little Girl posed a question to me that I could not answer. It came out …
Adoption on Mothers Day…
My husband and I adopted our daughter out of Foster Care. She lived with us for years and knew us prior so there was no great trauma having her move in with us. Her adoption was final this past February. This is my first Mothers Day as a legal mother. I have been her mom for years but this year …
After every storm
Remember after most storms in life you are given a rainbow. My life was not so much a storm as a long rain shower. I decided early on I would rather be alone for the right reasons than with someone for the wrong ones. That left me with many solo years. I met my husband when I was 42 and …
Gotcha Day
Gotcha Day! Gotcha Day is the day of adoption! We would like to introduce our daughter. A spunky 7-year-old little girl who stole our hearts the second we met her. There are no words in the English language that will adequately describe the feeling of sheer relief to know this process is over. She is our forever little girl. There …
I met you on a Saturday…
I met you on a Saturday Sweet Little Girl…in less than 3 weeks time we will be standing before the judge and Mommy and Daddy will FINALLY stand with you and become a legal forever family. It will be our GOTCHA DAY! As I look back to when we first met. I met you on a Saturday. The Guardian brought …
