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September 9, 2012
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I found this on Facebook. It is from a group of nearly 500 Adoptees. The quotes below were submitted by the members of this group. Some o...
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When we were first researching where to adopt we focused on things like age and health of the children available, ability to select gender a... -
To the best grandparents on the planet....Doug and Jan Printy! (BTW Mia is named in honor of her Gramma Jan.) I love my husband's par... -
I got into a conversation the other day that put me on a very different side of adoption advocacy. I was at gymnastics with the...
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Part Three: Referrals & minimizing the Wait Referral time is one of the most exciting times during an adoption and it is also one of... -
It's fundraising Friday again and I thought today I would offer up some resources on adoption grant and subsidy programs. I encourage ... -
This weekend I took the Bee for her first Ouidad haircut and style. It was as much about mommy and Nina one on one time as it was the hairc... -
If this was my house I would staring in an episode of Hording: Buried Alive. Thankfully it's just my purse dumped onto my desk. A q...
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Many of you seemed stunned that there was any controversy surrounding the term "paper pregnancy". If you stick to mostly adoptive ... -
Sharing a few posts from my new blog .... In case you missed it I am now blogging at Bearing Witness ( www.allmyeyescansee.com ). Wha...
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Friday Finds: Sunglasses - 1. AMZTM Classic Simple Oversized Polarized Women Sunglasses 2. CATWALK Mashadies UV400 Oversize Polarized Sunglasses 3. U.I station Mirrored Sunglasses 4....
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~Madeline Graduates 5th Grade!~ - We had such a sweet morning with Madeline yesterday watching her graduate from 5th grade! Back when she started St. Georges at three years old as a shy, tim...
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Happy "Leveling Up" - Congratulations girls ! You leveled up one. You all worked hard and diligent! I am blessed to be one of your teachers! Love Mom
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Basil Love - I love basil. I always have a few pots around, so that I have fresh basil on hand whenever I need it. Earlier this year, Z wanted to earn the Planter bad...
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Graduation, Sadness…and Gladness! by The Pioneer Woman - Caleb, my nephew, graduated Friday night! It was surreal; there’s no way he’s old enough to graduate from high school. As in No. Possible. Way. All the...
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Douglas... - Douglas has a new address. The tears have been real today, folks. Before he left this morning, his car filled with his belongings, he told me, "I like wh...
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8 Things to Do in Williamsburg VA with Kids! - My kids learned all about the original 13 colonies and the Revolutionary War in elementary school, and my son Alex is particularly fascinated by Thomas J...4 weeks ago
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Rosemary's Grady School Graduation~ - We were so honored to go watch Rosemary graduate from Grade college at The University of Georgia today. Where do the years go? I'm afraid if I blink the ca...
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I Can Only Imagine - This past week, Angela treated me to the movies, a first for just she and I to go together. Giggling in line, we decided we ought to do this more often as...
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Mexico: Our Week in Review - We had an amazing week in Mexico, as you could see from the video! This is the 6th year that a team from CenterPoint Church has embraced the chance to g...
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Philadelphia Police & Starbucks: Shining Light on Racism - Original Image from Google Street View / Philly VoiceCoffee shops like Starbucks are a "fueling" station for me as a human being trying to exist in a hect...
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The 2017 Adoption Report’s Good News - The Office of Children’s Issues released their 2017 Annual Report on Intercountry Adoption this week and though the total number of adoptions is down sligh...1 month ago
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January and February 2018 - The start of a new year... Just some left over cuteness Time for the BIG GAME! Go Dawgs! My gosh that was emotional in my house as there are some SER...
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How Music Can Transform A Life - Here in North America, pretty much everyone has access to education if they wish to pursue it. If you were raised in a stable environment, you probably w...3 months ago
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Remembering 2017 - We were driving in the car a few weeks ago and Sadie piped up, "Man. 2017 feels like a scooter to the ankle." I think I said something like, "Amen, siste...
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Sabotaging Big Days - Tracking your history, have you noticed that Christmas produces an inevitable cocktail of unintentional sabotage, overreactions, and meltdowns (or total wi...5 months ago
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The day you ran away from home, Take Two - I really thought that we were just going to the mall for job hunting, a little shopping and lunch. Stupid me. I really wanted to spend time just with you, ...7 months ago
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First Day of School + A Product Review - The first day of school snuck up on us! So...this week my kids headed back to school. We were not really ready. And by that I mean, I was scrambling to get ...
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Home - Since its establishing in 1916, The PGA of America has kept up a twofold mission: to build up and raise the measures of the calling and to develop intrigu...
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jet lag is a beast - My middles seem to be having the toughest time with jet lag. What's a mom to do though but pause in morning duties and work a few puzzles as the rest of...
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Two Hikes, Two Years Apart - I remember the nurse’s name as being Al, even though it probably wasn’t, but the man was practically an Al Franken tribute band, with the look and feel o...1 year ago
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