Reading thru past blog posts, it is very clear that I have three primary interests . . . . . Children/Family Travel Gardening I lump children and family together, but could also add adoption and foster care into this group. Adoption brought Lili and Naomi into my life. They are my children and therefore myContinue reading “Varied Interests”
Category Archives: Adoption
Anniversary Week
It was 9 years ago on this day, March 20th, that we anxiously sat in the lobby area of our Guatemala hotel awaiting the arrival of Lili’s foster family. It was this day that they very tearfully handed Lili over to us – her forever family. Two years later, on March 16th, we drove thru the orphanage gatesContinue reading “Anniversary Week”
9 Years Ago
On this day, 9 years ago, hubby and I found out that Lili’s adoption in Guatemala was finalized. We had to wait another 2 months before we could go get her, but tears of pure relief fell from my eyes that day. My baby girl is now 9 years old. Here she is opening giftsContinue reading “9 Years Ago”
Mother’s Day, Not Always a Day of Celebration
Today is the day we honor our mothers. It’s a day set aside for moms to laugh, to smile, to enjoy being treated to a nice meal not prepared by a mother’s hands. For some though, it’s a day of mourning. It’s a day of looking around the table and feeling sorrow for the emptyContinue reading “Mother’s Day, Not Always a Day of Celebration”
NEWS – Turning a Corner
NEWS! In this case is stands for North, East, West, South. Direction! It’s something I’m struggling with lately in regards to my blog. I’m in a rut and I feel a bit lost on which direction I should take my blog. I want it to be in a place that makes me happy, because ultimately I need to be happyContinue reading “NEWS – Turning a Corner”
DNA Testing (Cont.)
We have already received the results of the girls DNA testing. Sadly, we didn’t get a lot of DNA matches for Naomi, but the one we did get was quite surprising and exciting. As many of you know, Naomi is from Ethiopia. Our niece and her husband also have a child from Ethiopia who isContinue reading “DNA Testing (Cont.)”
DNA Testing
For the last 2-3 years, I’ve been interested in having some DNA testing done on the girls. There were a couple reasons for wanting the testing. First of all, we don’t have a tremendous amount of family history on either of them. For a matter-of-fact, we have 0 family history on one of them. I thoughtContinue reading “DNA Testing”
6 Years Ago
It was six years ago today that this little girl legally became our daughter. I had often heard that adoption is not for the faint of heart and that was proven to be true for us. We had gone to visit her. We held her in our arms. We watched her play and watched herContinue reading “6 Years Ago”
4 Years
It was 4 years ago today that we received these pictures. A tiny baby girl in need of a family and we were being asked to be her family. We had expected to wait another 1-2 months, so opening my email on November 11, 2009 came as a big surprise. Of course we said yes andContinue reading “4 Years”
Community of Support
Before bringing my daughter home from Guatemala back in 2008, I began connecting with other families who had adopted or were adopting from Guatemala. Some of the families were local, some not, and many were on-line. I needed to build a support system for me and my family. I needed to be part of a community ofContinue reading “Community of Support”
