When Hope Still Hurts
My period is late – way late! And just to add context, I am also pre-menopausal. Aaron and I are in the process of adoption. We have accepted our fertility challenges and feel called to grow our family in a way we hadn’t ever imagined for ourselves. My forty-something friend is 12 weeks pregnant! Okay, confession time. Back to my period…I am late, like weeks late. My body has felt like I should be bleeding but nothing happens. With this context and all the various factors swirling around, I started wondering (hoping, really) that I was pregnant! I recognized that little flitter inside my stomach. The one that you get…
Saying Goodbye When Goodbye isn’t Enough
My heart is breaking. During this pandemic, I have been without the comfort of friends or the freedom that Addy’s kindergarten classroom affords. I have been in constant contact with Aaron or Addy for 2 1/2 months and yet I feel so alone. I am appreciative of their help and devotedness. We have accomplished a lot of house projects, planted a garden and had lots of kitty cuddles. Honestly, I have nothing to complain about. I am healthy. I am loved. I have enough money, enough food. I do not want for anything. Except, I do. Ann Marie Bond. One of two mothers-in-law has died. I’ve never known a tougher…
Addy is Going to be a Big Sister
Our family is getting bigger! We are so excited to announce our plans for adoption. After 4 years of trying to conceive, 3 miscarriages and a failed fertility treatment, we have decided to adopt a child from Minnesota. This is something we have wanted for a long time. In fact, I peeled called to grow our family. Addy is called to be a big sister! Though timing isn’t perfect, we are proceeding to make this happen. So many birth moms need reliable and reputable adoption services, like counseling, medical assistance and the choice of choosing an adopted family they can see their child with for life. This is why we…
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