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When we chose to adopt we knew we’d never see any of our physical attributes in our child. Our child would never have Mr. MPB’s nose, my eyes, etc. There was a time when I grieved these things and felt sorrow for the fact that we would never have that. Instead, now I listen to people who know us (and know he is adopted) and complete strangers (who do not know he… Read More
This year was a very different mother’s day then I’ve become accustomed to. 19 years ago my mom died and I loathed this reminder of the amazing mother I no longer had. 4 years ago we began trying innocently enough for our own child. Those next 4 years would bring us immeasurable loss and heartache. And mother’s day became yet another reminder of my body’s failures, and the children we had lost… Read More

