Grandma Hallie, my last living grandparent, passed away early Easter morning at the age of 94. She was my dad’s biological mother and was someone I grew up never knowing...
Stories of My Repurposed Life
We Can’t Anticipate What Tomorrow Looks Like Based on the Information We Have Today
In my book, Called to War, I tell the story of the long fight to bring Rebekah home to her forever family. In Chapter 17 you can read about a trip I made to Guatemala while...
Showing Up Before It’s Over
What do you see in this photo? You’d probably answer with the obvious: a young teen in a t-shirt and jeans. What do I see? Well, in this case, the obvious to you is my point...
Finally Finding Catalina
I have known for many years that one day I would get to write this blog. I didn’t know when it would happen or the exact content that the post would contain, but I knew...
No Pug Left Behind
As an international adoptive mother, I’m very familiar with the excitement and joy that comes with the long-awaited pick-up trip. Back when we adopted from Guatemala between...
Celebrating National Adoption Month
As a child of an adoptee and as an adoptive mother, adoption has been part of my story since as far back as I can remember. Being the daughter of an adoptee was not my...