Adoption changed my life. I write about this and so much more.
The above photo shows the moment we are all united in hugs and kisses as we emerge from Customs to see our daughters on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at JFK Airport at about 7pm. It has been a long while since I have written here. While in Kazakhstan, I did not have Blogger connections and…
This video came as a result of my worrying that Major would not remember us after 74 days apart. It includes photos and video of the first moments together after our separation. I would have posted sooner but I had audio copyright issues and only edited the video today to correct this. Seeing this video…
Adopting an almost two year old has been interesting in that Major has come to me already with learnings that came from his life before. For example, today he slipped both of his arms into his jacket (while in front of him) and then flipped his arms back over his head so that his jacket…
This is a letter to our son Major as part of the world wide campaign addressing the very sad situation of Artyem Saviliev’s abandonment and supporting the continuation of intercountry adoption. The “Tell the Truth” campaign is a way of relating successful stories of adoption. Ours is only one of many too often unsung successful…
The reality is I need caffeine every single day. The reality is he wakes up in the night like a newborn. The reality is he wakes up often to climb into bed and cuddle next to me. The reality is it is hard to manage Major’s needs, with helping Emma do her homework and making…
I always said that when we came home with Major to begin our life as a family of 5 that it would be a chapter of my life in which I was solely focused on family. There would be time at a later date for dinners out and parties to attend. We’d hole up together…
I began writing this post about 3 weeks ago and obviously had a hard time posting it. The truth is, if I do not acknowledge all that is going on, even in my blog, it makes it feel not sincere to myself (this being my only journal these days) to just write about my family…
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Written October 20, 2010 Last night I began an 8 week writing workshop. I must admit that before the class I googled a few of the names of the 7 participants and the first 3 alone had already been published, some in major magazines, some books. I thought I was out of my league. Likely…
Major Loves Latkes! One year ago, I wrote the following entry. Just last night I looked at the pile of Hannukah gifts for my kids and thought, well, I guess it will be next December that a little boy will get to celebrate Hannukah for the first time. Twelve hours after that thought, my cell…