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When I look at these photos from our recent August trip to Beaches Turks and Caicos, I can’t help but imagine images of a little boy filling in the empty spaces. Next year …. G-d willing, next year.

Please pause my playlist at the bottom of this blog to hear this beautiful song by one of my favorite bands … Rascal Flatts.

Adoption inspiration … Please pause my playlist to hear this beautiful song.

I am grateful that fear is just fear, and nothing based in reality. I am grateful and hopeful that when my plane finally lifts off in a few (TBD) weeks, I will feel a sense of calm that comes after having prepared for something for so long. I am grateful that somewhere a child is…

Our LOI (Letter of Invitation) has arrived!! And with shaking hands, sweaty palms and extremely sweaty pits, I announce that we are to leave in approximately 7-10 days. I can not get a hold of Gary, he’s at a meeting and unable to answer his phone. I need to speak to himmmmmm!!!!!! I received “The…

I am wiped out! My adrenaline was on overdrive for now what is about a week, and literally, my body is conking out. I told Emma and Eden yesterday I was going upstairs to rest for 20 minutes. It was 5:15 pm. I wound up sleeping for 3.5 hours, sleeping through what would have been…

I have spent the last two days reading over my blog from Day 1. It seems so clear now, the trajectory my life was taking. I am so grateful I had the notion to begin this blog over two years ago when I was not yet decided, had so many unknowns, still had much to…

I almost didn’t go with Gary to buy his jacket which means we almost didn’t have a wonderful joyful experience TOGETHER where the owner of the shop found out that we were adopting, shook our hands, joyously told us his own sister was adopted and then said “10% off your whole order! You’re adopting!” Well,…

Do you know we were actually supposed to leave today? And then we were rescheduled to leave Friday? But for now, as I type this, with my bags ready by the door and me more ready than I have ever been, I sit and wait. And, since news this morning, will now likely wait for…

I am grateful for support all around me. I am grateful to be right here on my very comfortable couch. I am grateful for letting go to the powers that be. I am grateful for lunch with my mom today that wasn’t originally supposed to happen, time with my daughters today, visit from friends and…