Finding the right words is hard.Yes, that’s a pretty big, generalized statement but I think it rings true to most situations we find ourselves in. It’s easy to say the wrong thing, isn’t it? Being diplomatic, professional, kind, understanding, whatever can be difficult and when you add emotions and a toddler to the mix, it becomes… Continue reading Tough Questions
It has been snowing all day long.I’ve spent most of the day on the couch with F, watching movies and occasionally glancing out the window and wistfully dreaming of summer. And tanning. Laying in the sun, basking in the glow and the warmth and the awesome. It won’t be summer for a long time. That’s… Continue reading Confessions of a (recovering) Sun Worshiper
It’s supposed to be the happiest time of the year, and in a lot of ways it still is.Two short – and yet very long – years ago, J and I were gearing up to spend our first night in our new home. Young newlyweds with a toddler, we were the picture of a happy… Continue reading Christmastime
I knew going into my adoption disclosure that it wouldn’t all be sunshine and rainbows. Life, you see, is ugly sometimes. Messy. Unexpected. And every now and again, shit hits the fan and you’ve gotta deal with it. Nobody is exempt from that, it’s just part of the reality that is living in this big old… Continue reading Before you open the box…
Kids give great advice. Some of the best advice I’ve ever received and the most important life lessons I’ve ever been taught have come from children, especially my own. It’s the little things that as grown ups, we forget or we’re too busy for, and it’s the things that make all the difference in the… Continue reading Advise me
