on June 2, 2020
Color, Race, Ethnicity, What is That? (Living in a Multicolored family)
Adoption . Family . Katie's RamblingsDid you know that I come from what is called a multicultural/multi-race home? And I have something to say. Growing up I did not know that skin color mattered until about the time I went to middle school, and then I got called names for having friends that were a different skin color
I decided to write a series of blogs for my children. I want them to know how God gave us their name so that they can treasure it. So this is the first in the series. Every time YHVH has blessed us with a new child, He has clearly given us a name for that
Yesterday, we got the call from our lawyer that the judge signed the Final Order of adoption for our Mary Katherine. This was such good news. Since this adoption was a second chance adoption (that means we are the second family to adopt Mary), the judge can make us wait longer to be sure we
In my last post, I discussed that a mother’s bond to her children is different for each one. Factors like similar interests, similar personalities, and similar experiences make a bond stronger. But sometimes, the easy bond isn’t there. When we first started taking in foster children, we were young parents with a two year old and an
on June 23, 2015
The Unexpected Adoption (part 2)
Adoption . Family . Katie's Ramblings . Popular PostsSeveral people have asked lots and lots of questions about our adoption of Mary Kate. Today was a really big day in her life, and yet since she is only five, she has no idea what a big day it was. Today, Mary’s order of placement for adoption was signed by a
on February 23, 2015
A Foster/Adoptive mom’s story part 3 (Rachel’s born and we become foster parents)
Adoption . FamilyIn my last post, I shared about the joy of giving birth to my first born child. I shared about the beauty of the biological bond. In the next few posts I plan to share about the beauty of the adoptive bond. It is true that there is a difference between these two bonds. Maybe