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  • Adoption Story: Tricia’s Journey

    (Thank you to Tricia for today’s guest post! This adoption story includes infant adoption, foster-adoption, and older-child adoption, too! And Tricia gets bonus points for being married to another Ken — because I think they make the best husbands! ;)) Our Journey to the Gift of Adoption Ken and I married in January 1983. Six…

  • Magazine Cover and Featured Story!

    Yesterday Lacy the WonderDog went extra-crazy when the UPS truck came, which usually means I have a package. I wasn’t expecting anything, so I had no idea what it could be, unless it was Ken ordering some new camera gadget. (Not an uncommon occurrence around here.) I was excited to find that it was the…

  • Confessions of an Adoptive Mom (a.k.a. “Great Expectations”)

    Confessions of an Adoptive Mom (a.k.a. “Great Expectations”)

    Yes, we have an incredible adoption story, and I am passionate about encouraging others to consider adoption. But it hasn’t been all roses. In fact, I have a few brutally honest confessions to make. Confessions of an adoptive mom: 1 – I thought I would be more appreciated. Does Lindsey appreciate us? Yes. But she…

  • Today is a BIG deal!

    There are two big reasons today is special: #1) Today marks one year since Lindsey legally became our daughter! (In the courtroom immediately after our adoption finalization last year.) #2) Last night Brandon asked Diane to marry him and she said yes! (Diane and Brandon on a just-because photo session last fall.) JamieI’m a big…

  • Adoption: Answering Reader Questions

    As I mentioned recently, it’s National Adoption Month, which is a good excuse to answer some reader questions about adoption. Like these… Q: “We’re in a rental house with only 3 bedrooms… my 3 boys share a room and we use the 3rd for a school room. If we adopt locally through the foster system…