Essay in Grown and Flown
“Grown and Flown” published my essay, “We Found Our Children’s Birth Mothers” back in November, but so much was going on then, I think I forgot to post the link. The piece explores the evolution of my thinking on the subject of reunion. The first few paragraphs: “When we began the process to adopt my […]
Back to school
Today would have been the day my kids returned to their public high school with a hybrid model, but our county is in purple, so we’re back to 100% online. What that *often* looks like in this house is class in bed, wearing clothes that were slept in, with much meandering to the kitchen when […]
Christmas 2020
No date stamp needed on this year’s holiday card. Season’s Greetings from us to you! xoxo PS: The kids are standing on a fence behind us. They’re tall, but not that tall. Photo taken at Muir Woods.
Happy holidays!
Sunday night we watched the 22nd annual “A Home for the Holidays” on CBS, hosted by Gayle King and produced by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, and I will tell you, I wasn’t the only one sitting on our sofa, crying. The show tells the story of families created through foster-adoption, and every year […]
Parent Panel with Next Generation Guatemala
I’m a long-time admirer of Next Generation Guatemala (NGG), an organization of young adults born in Guatemala and adopted to the US. Which is why I was thrilled when asked to participate in NGG’s Parent Panel/Q&A, with questions around decisions to adopt, how we connect to Guatemalan culture, how/if we build community, how/if/when our families […]