Cathartic journaling of an adoptive mom.
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Those four sister
As we received our certification that we are able to adopt, I was contacted by a friend who runs a non profit organization rescuing children at risk, caring for them temporary or long term through different partnerships or in the Hope House, and they have in their employment social workers who work on navigating the…
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Out and about – under the sun
“Casa mea!” she yells joyously from the back seat. Every time. It is easily discernible from afar, as we drive on the windy road slightly uphill.
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She missed me
Daddy picked Jackie up from kindergarten today. It’s a cold spring day. Heavy rain. Hail in the morning. It’s brutal. One day sunny. One day gloomy. Such is life.
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Listening well
A week ago Jackie got a cracked upper lip (after the cold). Now she keeps picking at the scab. It never gets enough time to fully heal. She picks at it especially during nap time a kindergarten.
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Safety circle
The child protection services is hosting a free 7-weeks class that serves new parents, in teaching them all sorts of wise things. I started it last Thursday along with 7 other families who recently adopted or have just been matched with one or two children.
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Driving home from swimming
I picked Jackie up from kindergarten and went on a little adventure through traffic, crossing the center, singing song a great new album and talking. After swimming and playing in the sun, we had delicious SCOOPS ice cream, made right in front of us on a cold plate.
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Jackie has a passport
On Monday we stayed home from school and went to get her picture taken for a passport. She was well behaved and curious about everything. When we came out of the police station she asked: “ok, can we go to Grammie and Grampa now?”
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Memory lane
A few years back, I was on the verge of being promoted to a leadership position at Apple. I vividly remember the meeting I went to on a Friday morning. It was an off-site all-day meeting in a room full of wonderful people, leaders at Apple.
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The center of a family
Over the course of a few weeks we built a relationship of affection and trust with our matched daughter. She was our daughter from day one, though only 6 months later I am holding the new birth certificate.
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Sunday fun and sass
We have been slowly nursing a cold. Last night for the first time in almost a week, she slept through he night without tossing and turning, and without snoring. Her discomfort is inevitably paired with attitude. Her energy level is unchanged, and her desire to play is constant.
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Snot and staying home from kindergarten
I was in second or third grade and I had missed the lesson about roman numerals. I went to my grandparents in the mountains, with my mom by train… and I thought it was grand. But I was not expecting the consequences of feeling left behind in school. I had missed just one day after…
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Honeymoon year
I remember a sound advice we received around the time we got married. I must have also read it in a book. It said to take the time to enjoy one another. Pull away from weekly commitments, especially church ones. Does that sound counterintuitive?
