Me? Anxious?

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....

Shining Moments

Do you ever wonder how life might have turned out   if you hadn’t taken a certain step? Sometimes I wonder. I’ll never  forget how it all began. “We have so much love in our home       Well, we just got to share it. Right Mommy?” “Yes, you’re right…    ...

Dealing With Doubts

  Life is filled with difficult places. Tough decisions. Hard calls. It is then that we often find ourselves tossed back and forth. Grappling with choices. Overcome by unrelenting fear. Years ago when I was in the midst of my second adoption I found myself going back...