MAKING OUR FAMILY

Kintsukuroi   “to repair with gold”; the art of repairing pottery with gold or silver lacquer and understanding that the piece is more b...

It has been a little over 3 years since Sweetie moved in with us. In that time we have been through more trauma than I could have ever im...

Deep Breath... the last month has been full. We had Sweetie's home visit. Which sadly did not go well at all. It was so frustrating,...

When I last wrote we were only 7 days from being in the clear to adopt Spartacus. The 7 days came and went and we thought we were in the ...

The last few weeks have been amazing with baby Spartacus. He has the sweetest soul. And such an easy baby. He rarely cries. Only when he ...

I sit here tonight typing this with 5 pounds of the most adorableness I have ever seen strapped to my chest. I still can't fully bel...

This past week I turned 40.... I remember a time when that seemed old. Every big milestone birthday you can't help but sit back and r...

Love is patient, love is kind. A popular reading at weddings. I even used it at my own wedding. The words are sweet and are a wonderful g...

  This time last year we had reached the lowest point in our family. We were completely broken. Sweetie was refusing to see us. As I bl...

I should be ecstatic, I met our baby's birth mom! I will call her Ms. J.  She is such a sweet soul and I instantly wanted to take her...