Finding My Birthmother graphic

Finding My Birthmother

It’s taken me days to process that we finally found my birthmother. After nearly two years of trying to find her, we did it. I know her name, I’ve been in contact with her, and she is no longer a stranger to me. She wants to get to know me, and I want to get […]

National Adoption Day: What An Adopted Child Wants You to Know graphic

National Adoption Day: What An Adopted Child Wants You to Know

(This post was originally published November 2013) National Adoption Day was Saturday! I totally thought it was today. Oops! Nevertheless, I have seen this day approaching on my calendar for a weeks now. I knew that I wanted to post something in honor of it, but as I sit here there are a vast amount of […]

National Adoption Month: My Experience as an Adopted Child graphic

National Adoption Month: My Experience as an Adopted Child

(This post was initially posted in November 2014) Today marks the end of National Adoption Month. Last year I wrote this post. Since then it has become one of my most pinned posts. I am grateful for this, not because I don’t love the posts shared about my pregnancy or how to become a better […]