The air was crisp as I walked from my car toward the office. It was, I expect, the coldest day of the year so far–Monday morning after the Thanksgiving weekend and my first day back at work after having enjoyed four days off. I realized my steps were lighter; I didn’t feel the same burden that I had been…
Month: November 2012
Guest Post: Russell Elkins
As an adoptee who was adopted in the closed adoption system, I’m very interested in the shift toward open adoption in recent years and today, I’m pleased to welcome Russell Elkins, author of Open Adoption, Open Heart on this stop of his book blog tour. Welcome, Russell. When my wife and I were going through…
Misunderstood Intentions
I try to believe the best about people. I think that, for the most part, people have the best intentions, even those individuals (we’ve all got at least one in our life) who rub me the wrong way, get on my nerves, or behave in such a way that causes me angst. There’s an individual I’ve…
Adoption Bloggers Interview Project
Today I’m delighted to be taking part in the Adoption Bloggers Interview Project. I’ve been paired up with Shannon from One Inch of Grace who is an adoptive mom of two beautiful children. Shannon and her husband adopted their children from the foster care system and she brings a unique perspective to the conversation about adoption….
With a Mind of Its Own
A few years ago I stopped putting color on my hair and decided to go au natural and embrace my changing hair color. For most of my life I was blonde but a few years ago my hair began to turn darker (I blamed it on the lack of sunshine here in the Pacific Northwest)…