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One last update: Open Adoption, Open Heart: An Adoptive Father’s Inspiring...
I have just finished reading the book Open Adoption, Open Heart: An Adoptive Father’s Inspiring Journey by Russell Elkins and would like to share just a few more highlighted tidbits from the book. I...
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Our Open Adoption Rollercoaster Ride by Shannon Talbot
Our Open Adoption Rollercoaster Ride: Why I Wouldn’t Change A Thing America Adopts This guest post is by Shannon Talbot, an adoptive mother and blogger. Read the original post here Riding a...
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A special story by Ashley Mitchell
This next adoption story made me think of our own tummy mom. I hope you read this one tummy mom ❤️ I Learned Something So Sacred and Special That Day By Ashley Mitchell They showed me to a private...
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Just wait…
Found this today and just love it! So thought I would share… Dirt and Boogers Parenthood Mantras: “Just Wait” By: Dirt and Boogers One of the best parenting tips I’ve ever heard is “just wait”. When...
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Dear K #4…
Hello my angel child, It’s been a while since I wrote a post to you. Well a really long time actually. The last one was in the beginning of September and it is now the beginning of December. Wow, 3...
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The Day Charleigh Brought Two Families Together
So it’s not November anymore, which means Adoption Awareness Month is over, but in the eyes of an adoptee, adoptive parent and birth parent Adoption Awareness Month is every month. It’s a part of our...
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Time flies…
I am sitting outside my little girl’s school with a few minutes to spare and clearly have too much time to think. My big girl (rather than little girl) is having her last day in Grade R today and next...
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LOVE…
When your nanny says she is praying hard for everything to go well at the first adoption court appearance on Friday cause she loves our little man so much! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ This woman is truly amazing and I...
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Hard times…
Heartbroken for our tummy mom tonight She is taking so much strain… Tomorrow is our court appearance where she signs her rights as a parent to our little man away. Yes, she still has 60 days in which...
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A hard day done and dusted
A very hard day over and done with. Tummy mom, dad and gran signed the consent forms after a very emotional morning for all of us. These people are so amazing in that they want only the best for the...
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An inner struggle…
I have been wanting to write a post about what happened on Friday when we were in court… I have not been able to find the right words though, then I read this blog post by someone else and it explained...
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Another hard day (we seem to have so many)…
What a long and difficult day… Why does it seem like we have more than our fair share of hard, tough, difficult days!?!?!? The little man wouldn’t settle yesterday and I noticed his arm was sore when I...
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In a better place…
We had an amazing visit with tummy mom tonight. It was the first visit in a long time where the little man was in a good space… Fractured arm and all he was one happy chappie Tummy mom came to visit us...
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I have noticed that a lot of people have this blank look on their face when you say you blog… Foreign concept??? I think not!! Anyway, it’s for this reason I want to be more out there by focussing on...
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Those things people say…
I found this blog post and could relate to some of it. Thought I would share… Yes, We’re Adopting. But Please Don’t Call Us “Special” This guest post is by Ethan Brooks-Livingston, a hopeful adoptive...
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Runs in the family – an adoption story
Runs in the Family By: Haley Kirkpatrick I am a Birth Mom. I placed my little girl for adoption when I was 15 years old. This was not my first encounter with adoption, though. When I was a 10 years...
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Is she yours?
Found this post on The Family C‘s blog. Had to share… They have a lovely blog, go have a look when you have a moment. Is She Yours? “Is she yours?” I think this is the question we’ve gotten more than...
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Open adoption rollercoaster
Our Open Adoption Rollercoaster Ride: Why I Wouldn’t Change A Thing By Shannon Talbot, an adoptive mother and blogger. Riding a rollercoaster and our open adoption journey were very similar in a lot of...
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Christmas time
I have this NEED to blog! I feel like I have so much to say but am in a very strange space so I won’t be saying it quite yet… Just saying… I NEED to blog… Merry Christmas to all and happy holidays to...
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