Tag: adoption

I have felt God so real and so loving these past few weeks. So generous and silently reassuring that He has always been and is in control. My heart is bursting with gratitude and joy.

I’ll keep it short as it’s late, and it was a very long day, but so fulfilling, so joyous. Jaclyn came home today for the first time. She met Rufus and made friends in the neighborhood. We played with the many games we bought. She always makes up a new game with whatever game pieces she…

I hope I will never forget that we all have a unique way of experiencing even the same story. And that I will never assume or project my own limited take on things on others. I have been stretched and easily angered by everyone else other than the adoption crew. I tilted the balance to…

There isn’t a map to precisely navigate these emotions. I spend lavishly every last ounce of energy, excitement, patience, then I accumulate information, and I do everything in my power to keep up with the proper rhythm of it all (be that I have to slow down, slow and steady can be hard).

As this blogs stands to witness, I feel free with my own story. One may use the information to form a skewed opinion about me, I don’t really care. Your judgement says more about you than me.

We are so used to our own journey, that we forget how unusual it can seem at a glance. We processed emotions and decisions in their due time, and filed them away.

Everything is going as smoothly as it can. Jaclyn calls us Mami & Tati, takes my hand to help her go to the bathroom (aka just turn the light on and make sure everything goes smoothly), goes for walks with us, lets us help her to put clothes or shoes on (though she barely needs…

I have a hard time falling asleep every night since we met our daughter. The intake of information and emotions is overwhelming. The foster parents who took care of our daughter these past two years are delightful and they have taken care of many foster children over the last two decades, seasoned parents, generous and…

I knew it with clarity of mind: She will be our daughter. And we will love her forever With commitment and joy Through the ups and downs of her unique story With gratitude and faith.

We started this blog in the early spring of 2014, in California. We documented our journey, with all it’s detours, as I dug deeper and went farther. Last night I thought to myself that I may suspend the blog until I have news about adoption. For the 15 readers out there… you’ll be forced to…

I look at the phone and it’s a unknown number. Nothing unusual because of wanderlust. I pick up and at the other end I hear the question: mrs Altmann? I answer affirmative. He introduces himself. And then he proceeds to ask me if I know Apple. Hmmm, odd question. I ask him to repeat the…

Who knew setting up a kids’ room can be so complicated. So many choices. I’m only talking about a bed and a mattress, because not knowing the exact age of the child, buying clothes is out of discussion. We know we’ll get a car seat as well, but for the most part, we will keep…