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Magazine, are you a joke?
Hmph, did this really have to come in the mail on the day before Mother's Day?
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My Mother's Day
Mother's Day weekend was surprisingly okay. Much better than last year, although that makes sense. Saturday was my self-proclaimed "me" day...I got a manicure, pedicure, and my eyebrows done. I went by...
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Simple Quote I Love...
Oh, how I wish I had a recording of her heart beat. I don't think I'll ever hear a more amazing sound in my life.
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Gift-planning, 6 months early!
I know it's a ways away, but I'm already putting some thought into what I should get Miss Arianna for her birthday. I want to have time to save up, if need be. I 'stole' a few good ideas from some of...
View ArticleFigured it Out
I think I just cracked the case. Finally. Sitting here at my desk at work, I just figured out what has been wrong with me lately. I struggled so much with the fact that other single women my age raise...
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Not Something to be Proud of...
I haven't been around here much lately. I'm back in that slump I was in a few months ago, but it has nothing to do with my adoption. Well, maybe it does, indirectly. I just feel so...'blah,' for lack...
View ArticleThings I Wish All Adoptive Parents Knew (from a Birthmother's Point of View)
**This is not targeted towards my daughter's adoptive parents whatsoever, nor is it meant to offend anyone or put anyone off. It's just a little list of things that I truly wish all adoptive parents...
View ArticleAsking a favor...
I would just like to ask a favor of anyone who is reading.... If you pray at all, could you please keep my grandfather in your prayers? Thank you in advance! He's been ill since last July, and we were...
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FREE Shoes!
Remember last summer when I was so excited about these baby shoes? Well, her a-mom wasn't sure whether or not she was a size three or a four and told me she'd have her try on both at the mall in the...
View Article'Saying Goodbye was the Hardest Part' - MTV trailer
I have been away! I've missed writing! I've just hit another slump, that's all...just a little writer's block. I've got so much to say, but no motivation or willpower to sit down and say it. I hope to...
View ArticleDear blog, I have missed you!
I've missed writing. No wonder I've felt all pent-up and frustrated for the past couple of weeks...I haven't been blogging! I've been so focused on trying to keep busy in ways that don't involve me...
View ArticleTHIS JUST IN.
Yesterday, I showed up to what I thought was my 12:15 appointment at the OB/GYN office. After sitting there, waiting to check in, amidst a sea of pregnant women and infants, I was finally called to the...
View ArticleTrying Something Different...
I have been a TERRIBLE blogger. So I've decided to write to all of my faithful readers (hahaha) to see if anyone has any questions they are dying to ask of me...anything you've been wondering or have...
View ArticleFall: Emotion-packed
Fall has been such a tough time for me ever since A was born. It always has been and always will be my favorite season. I love just about everything about the months between and including September and...
View ArticleSarah McLachlan ~ Fallen
Heaven bend to take my hand And lead me through the fireBe the long awaited answerTo a long and painful fightTruth be told I've tried my best But somewhere along the wayI got caught up in all there was...
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Officially 2 Days Into Fall
Oh, so much has been on my mind lately. Contrary to all of the things I spill in my blog, I'm a pretty private person by nature. I have a few close friends that I tell all to, but even then, I...
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Triggers
Fall is officially here and has no qualms about bringing back all of the memories from two years ago. I wonder if those memories will ever fade. Not that I want them to, but I wish they wouldn't sting...
View ArticleBeam Me Up
I was listening to my iHeart radio the other night, as I do every night as I'm trying to fall asleep, and I heard this song by P!nk called "Beam Me Up." Her voice in this song is beautiful. The chorus,...
View Article"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."
When will I be strong enough to forgive? I'm in tune enough to realize that holding onto anger and resentment is hurting me far more than it's hurting the people which I am angry toward. I just want to...
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Never Forget the Invisible Mothers
Maybe Mother's Day weekend would be a bit more bearable if it weren't so commercialized. Maybe it would be easier to navigate if every talk show, advertisement, and radio segment wasn't discussing it....
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