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Happy St. Patrick’s Day

Happy St. Patrick’s Day 2

  St. Patrick’s Day is like a personal holiday for me.  On this day, 15 years ago, much to the chagrin of my parents, John and I started our life together.  He flew out to California to pack me up and move me to Texas.  I was young and naive, without a care in the [...]

3 Years Today

3 Years Today 7

    Three years ago today, this child was placed into our arms.   Three years ago today, our world was changed forever.  Three years ago today, we got to feel unspeakable joy.  Three years ago today, we also felt unspeakable sadness for the family who had to give this beautiful child up.  Today is a [...]

Family Ties Made not by Blood but Years of Friendship Comments Off

How blessed are we to live close to the uncles and aunties and cousins that my father grew up with? How wonderful is it for me to have this continued connection with the Chinese Culture, which will be so important to Catherine as she gets older. I feel extremely blessed that she can also have [...]

Attachment Doesn’t Mean 2

Attachment doesn’t  mean that just because a child makes good eye contact they are securely attached doesn’t mean that just because a child smiles a lot or clings to the leg of their parent they are securely attached doesn’t mean an attached child is a securely attached child doesn’t mean that a highly personable child [...]

Reflections on Our First Year of Parenting 16

I have been mulling this post over in my mind for a while now.  I have been hesitant about posting it because in some ways I don’t want to dissapoint friends or family with some of the words I want to share.  I have a fear of failure and I don’t always like to share [...] Related Posts with Thumbnails