We are mothers of a different sort. Our children did not come to us easily. For many, we suffered years of heartbreak. We watched as our dreams were crushed. We watched as our friends, family and strangers coddled the small beings growing within them knowing that our bodies were empty, but our hearts were full. […]
Adoption Awareness
Orphan Sunday
Despite the issues we’ve been having in our house we know how incredibly blessed we are to be the parents of Oleg. He has made our lives so indescribably wonderful. Today is Orphan Sunday. It is a worldwide observance that asks everyone to pray for orphans worldwide. This is my prayer every day, but today […]
The fine line
There is this fine line with this PI kid of mine. It is a fine line of behavior between “normal” and “PI.” You would think that after over 5 years out of the institutional setting he would have adjusted to being just a regular kid. It just isn’t the case in this house. To the […]
Be a candy pusher
I promise this might be the last Sweet Hope post for a few weeks… Today and tomorrow are the last few days of voting in Sweet Hope Round 2. ?Don’t forget to vote (multiple times if you like). I am also looking for sales people to be candy pushers. ?Last year without the help of […]
If I ran things
This up and down roller coaster is apropos for a Russian adoption and those of us who have been there and done that know all too well how that feels. ?Sadly, there are a whole contingent of those in the process currently who have their head in the sand and think it won’t happen to […]
Mommy Wars: More White Elephants
You know me. ?I’m a big children’s welfare advocate. ?So why do I choose now to keep my mouth shut about something that is so near and dear to my heart? ?While the whole of the world is up in arms about the Tory Ann Hansen (links to the google search for her name rather […]
Guest Post: Attachment is a two way street
Today is the last post in my guest post series on adoption. ?It is quite a fitting way to wrap up National Adoption Awareness Month. ? ?After all of the struggles we go through to get our children the work is not done. ?Parenting is a lifelong process and some parent/children relationships come with extra […]
Guest Post: Putting Together the Pieces
Long time readers of this blog know about “the original 6.” ?For once I’m not talking about hockey. ?The original 6 are a group of us who started blogs somewhat close to the same time, were all adopting from Russia and became very good friends. ?We have never had the opportunity to all be in […]
Guest Post: Our Child
Not long after we came home with the boy I stopped searching for Russian adoption blogs. ?I simply didn’t have the time. ?I barely had time to keep up with my own life let alone the lives of the hundreds of blogs I followed. ?I stopped reading many. ?There are times that I check up […]
Guest Post: That Magic Moment
Today’s guest post is by Jens at Adventures in Double. ?The majority of my adoptive parent friends have children from Russia, however Jens is an exception to the norm. ?She has the most beautiful identical twin girls from Vietnam. ?I know what adopting one small child was like, but I can’t imagine brining home two […]