Sometimes I feel like I traded my opportunity to mother my birth daughter so that she could have a dad who is present and adores her. It is a painful sacrifice I made. There, I said it. I know I would have been a great mother, even at 16 years old. I loved her from […]
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{BOOK REVIEW} Before I Saw You
These days, I don’t often get (or– make?) time to read a book with paper pages to highlight and turn with my fingertips, but I still love them. I was delighted to discover author Amy K. Sorrrells on Instagram. Her latest book, Before I Saw You, is one I was drawn to because of the adoption theme […]
Lylah’s Birth Story: Birthing Day Arrives
In an effort to not make one humongous, ginormous post with everything related to Lylah’s birth I’ve divided it up into three posts: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 (you are here!) Saturday February 11th I woke up super early, even before the kids, with a really strange energy pulsing through me. I think I […]
WATCH: Our Story in Talk About Adoption Film
I was so honored to be asked by Talk About Adoption‘s founder Callie Jett to be the birth mother interviewed for her film a few months ago. I have a separate post prepared for all the behind the scenes pictures and emotions, but today I will go ahead and share the final film! This premiered […]
Filming Our Adoption Story: Behind the Scenes
I’ve known Callie from Talk About Adoption for about a year now through Birth Mom Buds. I truly feel like God crossed our paths for a reason. For one, she lives not far from me. Can I tell you how awesome it is as a birth mom that felt alone in my school/city/state for years […]
Adoption: May Is Hard
I’ve written before how June is hard. From Anna’s birthday and relinquishment reminders, to my miscarriage 7 years ago. June is hard. But May is hard, too. You see, every April marks another year since I chose adoption. Another year of choosing Christ as my daily savior. Another year to our adoption anniversary of meeting her amazing […]
Reflections: 2015 the Year of Joy
I like to make a post each New Year, not for resolutions necessarily, but to reflect on growth and see where God has had His fingerprints on our lives this past year. Each year God gives me a single word that I pray over for the year and His lessons are often wrapped around that […]
Birth Mom Photo-a-Day Project
I know I don’t write here as much as I plan (see here for more consistent writing), but I am much more active on social media. Why? Because with 4 kids, it is easier to snap a photo, share a link, or write a little status update than to write out, edit, and make a photo for […]