Cathartic journaling of an adoptive mom.
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Sunday School
Discipline. Sacrifice. This is part of the value my parents presented to me in regards to church. Luckily, the picture was a lot richer and more complex for the kid I was. We’ve had great Sunday school leaders who instilled in us the love for the Word. Though we have had long seasons when there…
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Amalgam
We had the first night out without Jaclyn. Impromptu no less. We went to have dinner out with a couple, at the same restaurant Conrad and I met exactly 10 years ago. Jaclyn asks me every day to let her go play at the grandparents. And she is determined to walk there alone. She likes…
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Scoala
“I want to go to school!” and “I want to do homework!” – I will quote this girl back at her in a few years.
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Winter and Parenting
It’s so early in the winter, and yet we are so over it already. The below freezing temperatures started over a month ago, and just now the holidays are over. A long icy road lies ahead.
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“Bad girl” appellative reemerges
Jack-lily is very social. She often asks me to call such and such mom to see if she can play with her kids. She loved our weekend in the mountains because there were kids. She likes to take in her surroundings and pays attention to other’s emotions, just for fun, or invites them to “come,…
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iPad rush
We spent this past weekend in the mountains. It was relaxing. It was educational. It was fun. As a new parent I pay attention, voluntary and involuntary, to other parents and their kids.
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Building blocks
There is no growth without friction. We are establishing a rapport of trust For the future … She – Pushing limits. We – Staying put. Yet both adapting.
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Into the new year
Last week Jackie entered into the “NO” phase, (the stubborn kind). And then the “Why” phase. She is so inquisitive and she actually remembers what I tell her. Like a little hungry bird, opening its beak to information and to knowledge.
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Fire extinguisher
J: What does that red sign say? Me: Extinguisher. J: What is this below? Me: Fire extinguisher J: What does it do?
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Snuggles
She is a snuggle bug. And we love it. But as she feels more and more at home, instead of the cup filling up faster, the bucket seems to get bigger.
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The ultimate play date
A memorable day, surprisingly easy though somewhat hectic navigating the mall with little feet and little hands and easily distracted eyes.
