A Graceful December

The surgery we didn’t want him to have). We have journeyed a long road with him. We have recently made big decisions that will affect the rest of his life. We have visited countless doctors asking for second opinions, who all say the same thing, and most of...

The Healing Garden

I had been up for a solid 72 hours. The previous week, I had only slept at most for two hours at a time. During our fourth hospital stay, they sent my three month old home with a NG tube (a temporary feeding tube, the one that goes down the nose). Long story short, it...

A Word to All The Mamas

Our bags were thrown on the counter, still packed from our hospital stay. Brandon was frantically searching for the “therapy” paci. It’s supposed to strengthen his suck, they say. I was holding wrestling my very sick seven week old, begging for him...
brown baby. white mama.

brown baby. white mama.

The Top Five Things I’ve Learned From Our Transracial Adoption I know that people KNOW she is adopted when they ask us. Her brown skin attracts attention and people are curious of her story. It’s a way for them to ask permission to step into our...