We got a new president in 2016, kids, just as we had for 44 election cycles before. It’s a pretty neat thing, actually, and it happens every 4 or 8
We got a new president in 2016, kids, just as we had for 44 election cycles before. It’s a pretty neat thing, actually, and it happens every 4 or 8
When Addy was just a tiny baby, I got in an unintentional fight with some adoptive parents of non-white kids. (You can read my thoughts about that incident here.) I
Today I stress-shopped online, bouncing from swim suits to place mats in a desperate attempt to feel better. The trouble with stress-shopping online is that I rarely actually buy anything
I have a confession to make: I’m tired. I’m trying to do all the right things and volunteer in all the right places. I say “yes” when my church needs
I’ve been seeing memes on Facebook about women loving their post-partum bodies. “You’re beautiful, you made a kid!” it says cheerily (and more poetically), with a picture of a glowing
1. What did you do in 2015 that you’d never done before? Became a momma. It’s the most wonderful, difficult, beautiful, fulfilling, terrifying thing I have ever done and I
In the fall and winter months, I have homemade broth or stock simmering in the Crock-Pot at least once a week. We smoke a chicken or roast beef shanks and
For the last few years, I’ve tried to post a blog about gratitude every day in the month of November. This year, November came dashing around the corner like a
The last few years have seen a lot of asking, knocking and seeking happen in our family. It sounds Christianese-y and removed from the reality of hard work and effort,
I’ve gotta be honest, this is a sad post to write, but it has to be said. The least supportive people in our lives are those in the adoptive community.