… sigh… So… I’m not sure where to start and I’m not sure how this will come across, but we’ll see if any of this makes sense by the time I’m done writing. You know, I’ve been writing and sharing little pieces of our story, our journey to grow our family here for the past …
Signs of an Adoption Scam
I’ll be honest and admit that I’ve been hesitant about writing this post. I certainly don’t want to confuse people or lead them to believe that I believe all birth mothers are scam artists or that birth mothers are terrible people. This could not be FURTHER from the truth! I am in awe of the …
When It’s Not Real…
I’ve been putting off writing this post for a while now. Honestly, because I don’t want to talk about it. But I’ve been feeling God push me to release this and I promised to be more vulnerable again this year. Plus, I keep reminding myself that others may benefit from hearing our story. So here …
PSA to the Well Meaning
I know it’s been quite a long while since the last time I shared anything about our adoption journey here, and that’s for a couple reasons. First, because aspects of it have been too hard to write about; and second, because in general there hasn’t been much to report. The way domestic infant adoption works …
Adoption Fundraiser Mini Sessions!
Last year was the first year we did mini sessions as part of our adoption fundraising efforts. And you all were so amazing in helping us with that! So I decided to bring the fundraisers back again this year. If you follow our facebook page, you may have seen our exciting Halloween announcement! that we …
A Letter to Our Child’s Birth Mother
Dear future Birth Mom, We haven’t met yet. I don’t know your name or what you look like. I don’t know where you live or what your life looks like. I don’t know if you are carrying our child already or if he/she has yet to be conceived. But none of that seems to stop …
Baby Journey: Waiting for Baby…
I know I haven’t really shared any updates here on our baby journey. And honestly, it’s because we don’t really have any news to share. I wish when people asked me about it that I had something interesting to tell you or some positive thing to say, but really we’re just back to waiting… and …
Empty Arms on Mother’s Day
I’ve literally sat here staring at my screen for hours… writing a few words… deleting… rewriting new words… trying to figure out what to say. Because what is there to say, that I haven’t already said? I guess I’m trying to decide what you need to hear… Do you need encouragement? Do you need to …
Baby Journey: Book Review: He Remembers the Barren
You may recall from my previous post that being the giant nerd that I am – I looked to books to help find answers and comfort as Ryan and I continue on the road of infertility. While searching for my last book, Barren Among the Fruitful: Navigating Infertility with Hope, Wisdom, and Patience by Amanda …
Baby Journey Update: Nursery Progress
I realized it’s been a little while since I posted any updates on our adoption process here on the journal. I’ve been sharing updates on a more frequent basis on a facebook page I created for our adoption (Ryan and Stephanie Adopt). Feel free to follow us there if you’d like. Otherwise, I will periodically …