December 2020

Mateo is 16!

Our beautiful son, Mateo, is 16. He has brought so much joy into our lives, and for me, in addition, so much insight and inspiration. He’s a deep thinker, this one, and I’m grateful every minute to be his mother. Happy birthday, Mateo!

My favorite photo of Mateo and big sister Olivia.
We readopted Mateo in California. Here we are after the legal ceremony.
Mateo rock climbing in July 2020.

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Essay about open international adoption

At Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, summer 2019

One more (final) meditation for Adoption Awareness Month, celebrated annually in November. This one’s about open international adoption–why we decided to look for and reconnect with our kids’ birth mothers and where we are now, 10 years into our reunions. Thank you to Lori Holden for her long-time advocacy of open adoption and for including my voice in the conversation.

Read the essay here.

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