Musings of a mother of many
Eighteen months ago we travelled to China to adopt two older girls of our very own.
To so many of our family and friends, we were making one of the biggest mistakes of our lives. We had very little money to begin the adoptions and even less real information about the girls.
But we […] Read more…
I always greet Mother’s Day with mixed emotions.
I imagine lovely Mother’s Day pictures of years past with my mother, aunt and grandmother smiling proudly and all of us daughters smiling sweetly in our neatly pressed dresses and shiny white shoes, the sun shining brightly into our tightly squinting eyes, and the lilac bushes […] Read more…
My husband loves an immaculate house.
Not so, his wife.
I am happy to sit amongst a pile of laundry waiting to be folded and read to a child, or to myself, to visit with a friend, and, perhaps most a of all, to write.
But because I love my dear husband, I have […] Read more…
Eleven baskets all in a row.
Easter cookies all ready to go.
Eleven happy children with their eggs to show.
This weekend we celebrate the cross. The horrid seemingly senseless death of a God/man who’s only crime was that He came from Heaven to live among His own, those He created and loved so […] Read more…
My Facebook is full of faces.
There are faces of children who have come home to their families. There are faces of children laughing and playing with their siblings. There are faces of children going off to school, faces of children celebrating birthdays and holidays with those who love them.
There are many happy faces, and I […] Read more…
My husband, Mark, wrote this and put it on his Facebook page yesterday. I thought it was so precious that I’d share it here today too.
Inspiration hit me at 6:00 this morning, coincidentally after Olivia had hit me several times, and I wrote a poem for everyone out there who has experienced […] Read more…
“Every one knows that!” David retorted in a snarly tone.
The dogs barked repeatedly, upset by the angry din of the children’s quarreling. Livi whined, “Mommy, I’m full.” And Jon tirelessly insisted that he, “definitely did not need to eat any protein at breakfast time.”
“No, David. You’re […] Read more…
I lay there under the covers, daylight streaming in the windows, shivering. My five daughters gathered around me dressed in yoga pants and tee shirts. Our tiny four year old snuggled close, giggling at the idea that she was keeping her mommy warm. Sophia sat stoically on the edge of the bed, wordless. Victoria flitted […] Read more…
Mark had off yesterday for Election Day, and ended up taking Victoria to her piano lesson. As he was rushing out the door, Evan and Olivia decided to go with him, and they spent their time at the church playground while Victoria had her lesson.
Mark took theses pictures with his phone. I love […] Read more…
Eliza and Evangeline answer the question, “What is your favorite thing about being adopted?”
