“How did you pick me, mom?” Zoie asked with five year old boldness and determination. This was a week of big questions for our family, and some of my favorite bloggers are also tackling the big questions about adoption. I was challenged reading Jen Hatmaker’s post and this excellent post…
My Life Is Crazy Too is a series of reader submissions. Your life is a story – this is your opportunity to share stories about life, love, and mommyhood to provide understanding, hope, and compassion in the unique situations each of us face every day. “Your love, God, is my…
This week has brought many first-time questions from our beautiful daughter, Zoie Senait. I have read so many wonderful books about adoption and preparing for the big questions that will come. Well, they poured in this week. We made a decision when Zoie became a part of our forever family,…
My Crazy Adoption friends, we are so excited to share our #2 video in the Nicaragua adoption series to help you gain greater understanding on adopting a child from Nicaragua. Roger and I interviewed Chris Bagwell, director at New Life Nicaragua orphanage, and share a few basic requirements to get…
I woke up one night really frustrated. No, my hubs wasn’t snoring, but I felt empty inside. We are happy living in Nicaragua serving with Project Hope hosting the mission teams that visit on short term mission trips, however, something was missing for me. My heartbeat is visiting orphans. I…
My Life Is Crazy Too is a series of reader submissions. Your life is a story … this is your opportunity to share your stories about life, love, and mommyhood to provide understanding, hope, and compassion in the unique situations each of us face every day. “Your love, God, is…
My Life Is Crazy Too is a series of reader submissions. Your life is a story … this is your opportunity to share your stories about life, love, and mommyhood to provide understanding, hope, and compassion in the unique situations each of us face every day. “Your love, God, is…
My Life Is Crazy Too is a series of reader submissions. This is your opportunity to share stories about life, love, and mommyhood to provide understanding, hope, and compassion in the unique situations each of us face every day. If you would like to submit a story to this series,…
My Life Is Crazy Too is a new series of reader submissions. This is your opportunity to share stories about life, love, and mommyhood to provide understanding, hope, and compassion in the unique situations each of us face every day. If you would like to submit a story to this…
What is attachment and why is it so important? Simple definition: Attachment is a relationship. July 7, 2008, Zoie was so sick when we first met her that she immediately attached to us for survival. All her needs were being taken care of and by the time we left Ethiopia, she was thriving. We are a very affectionate family and Zoie fit right in with hugs, kisses and joy. The only thing missing for me was the special time I remember having when I fed and rocked my babies at night. It’s an intense bonding experience. From the beginning, Zoie would allow me hold her, rock her, and feed her, but there was something missing. I would hold her tight to me and she would slightly push me away.
