Dear Son: Tomorrow We Meet You
Hey there, tiny dancer- You know what’s crazy? I get to meet you tomorrow. As in, hold your hand and hear your voice and see how tall you are (which the kids at church felt was the most important thing...
View ArticleDear Son: We Love You and We Like You
Dear son- We met you this weekend. Your talent show was a whole TWO HOURS long and, in a cruel twist of fate, you were the very last act so we spent the whole show alternately crying and telling each...
View ArticleDear Son: Into the Depths
(Fair warning: Strong feelings evoke strong language, especially when I’m in tiger mom mode, which I am currently. If you’d like to chat with me about it, feel free to come over and I will catch your...
View ArticleDear Son: Covenant
Dear son, Tomorrow morning, you and your caseworker will get on a plane and fly to Dallas. You don’t know this yet, but your dad is going to be there too to fly home with you because it’s your first...
View ArticleDear Son: Our Very First Bad Day
Hi there, you tiny human- You and I had our very first bad morning yesterday. I wasn’t really surprised because we’ve been expecting it. We knew it would come eventually, because, as I mentioned...
View ArticleDear Son: First Day of School
Hello there, you hunky pumpkin (inside joke)- Today is a big day. HUGE, actually. For two reasons… Big Day Reason #1: You have been home for two months today. That’s two months of time that we got to...
View ArticleDear Son: Your Laugh
Hi boo- Last night, we rode bikes to the nearest snow cone stand. We just found this place and it’s currently your all-time favorite. You can’t get enough. I’m pretty sure you could eat an entire extra...
View ArticleDear Son: For When You are a Lowly Human
Hey boo- You’ve been home 14 weeks now. It’s getting to the point where I’m going to just start counting in months instead of weeks because when people tell me that their baby is 119 weeks old, I get a...
View ArticleDear Son: Chicken Gum
Hey buddy boy- You sleepwalked for the first time last night. I’m kind of a kook about you getting enough sleep so I was surprised when you threw open your door last night and walked halfway down the...
View ArticleDear Son: My Apologies
Hey booger- Maybe, some day you’re going to be a parent. Whether via adoption or the old fashioned way, you’re going to stare at your child lovingly, wonder how God could have created such a perfect...
View ArticleTwo Years A Mother
Two years ago, today, Alex and I drove down to San Antonio to meet our son for the very first time. We ate lunch at a Panera, brushed our teeth in the parking lot of a convenient store, and then sat...
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