I am grateful for persistence. I am grateful for following my journey. I am grateful for love in my heart, a heart that is open for more. I am grateful for having faith and courage to take unchartered paths! I am grateful for Jen Macaluso Gilmore and her assignment “If I can see it, I…
Category: The Process
Back Home
Today, we got back home from a wonderful week in Turks and Caicos where we experienced white sand, the crystal clear blue ocean, family bonding, relaxation and a plain ol’ great time. I feel blessed to have had such a summer of making wonderful family memories. Our family of four was captured by a photographer…
The bundle has arrived!
The dossier kit and introductory information package, that is!! We’re ready to rock and roll! THANKS JHA!!!
School Time
The beginning of school is just one full day away. My schedule will go back to being one that is extremely hectic — what with different school schedules of the girls and various classes they take. I try to make my life a little more streamlined, and we often wean as we go and get…
My Birthday Gratitude List
I am grateful to have arrived at 36! I am grateful for this life that I have been given! I am grateful for the life I have made! I am grateful for a lovely day that began with tennis and ended with tennis. I’m grateful that Alissa came in to Brooklyn to play even though…
September 11th — In Memory
I give honor to those who lost their lives on this day in our nation’s history 7 years ago. There is not a week that goes by, really, that I don’t think of what took place that day. Something always reminds me — something even as simple as me feeling the heat from my stove…
Prayer
I am not a prayerful person in the way that others might be, but the following thoughts in the form of a prayer to G-d seem to keep pushing themselves through the corners of my mind almost every day. G-d, please keep our child safe and healthy. Please keep him happy and well cared for…
Our Gifts
Last night, I went to see Celine Dion perform live at Madison Square Garden. I was looking forward to seeing her — I do enjoy her music. In fact, her song Taking Chances is on this blog playlist and has remained an inspiration for me in our adoption journey. It wasn’t so much that I…
I’m Only Human
Last night my kids drove me nuts — backtalking, disobeying requests for cooperation and then, ultimately, time outs. They remained unfazed. In the end, they were yelling to each other from their rooms during what wound up being a 90 minute bedtime fiasco. It went on and on. I was ready to lose my mind….
How To Eat an Elephant
A long time ago, the Home Study loomed large ahead of me. Last night, with the completion of our doctor visit to get physical exams, I came home to make yet another check mark on my “List of Stuff We Need for Our Home Study” list. Only to see that — Oh my G-d! That…