by SharonBrani | May 6, 2016 | Adoption, Inspirational, Life Coaching
Life is not made up of big moments… but in many simple, ordinary days. Days when there is no one to pat you on the back and cheer you on. Days when you feel alone. Moments when there is no one who even seems to notice. Ordinary days. We must give our best on those...
by SharonBrani | Jan 29, 2016 | Inspirational, Life Coaching
Snow. Snow blanketing the world this week transforming everything into a beautiful winter wonderland instantly carrying me back to another world another time and I remember. Russia. December 2002. I had flown alone on the trip to complete the adoption of my daughter....
by SharonBrani | Dec 22, 2014 | Adoption, Inspirational, Life Coaching
It seems like yesterday that I flew to Russia to adopt my youngest daughter. A few days before Christmas I once again boarded the plane for my first visit with her. Amidst the voices of caution and fear ‘Don’t you know? You were lucky the first time?’ I packed my bags...
by SharonBrani | Dec 6, 2014 | Adoption, Inspirational, Life Coaching
And it came to pass… Marvelous words that fill my heart with hope. No matter how long the wait, how bleak the possibility God has a time. Nothing will prevent it from finally coming to pass. Years ago I used to write a lot. I enjoyed the life of seeing many of my...
by SharonBrani | Jun 17, 2014 | Adoption, Inspirational, Life Coaching
As I sat down in my seat on that huge jet that night more than twenty years ago waves of sickening anxiety rolled over me and clung to body like heavy chains. This was it. I was on my way to adopt a six month old baby girl from Russia and I had to go. Yes, I had to....