The adventure has begun. So many things have already happened, and I find that despite my fears, my logical declarations, my practical positioning, this little boy is worming his way into my heart. But it’s not happening the way that I thought it would. I have been in love with an imagined person projected upon…
Monthly Archives: June 2013
Almost Here…
In about two hours, this little boy of my heart is going to be boarding his plane. He’s probably sitting in the airport right now, thinking of….ahhh, who am I kidding. He’s a boy. Someone is probably yelling at him to get off the moving sidewalk again and to stop playing with the water fountain. …
Chosen and Kept
Six days from now, I know where I will be: Akron, Ohio….waiting impatiently for 10pm to come and a boy, unknown yet loved, to arrive. Seven days from this very moment, we will be stepping in to our house, welcoming Soccer Boy to his new home. But it’s a temporary home. As excited as I…
Happy Father’s Day
Being a single mom can be hard. Not having a partner in the rough patches can be a struggle. No tag-teamer to pass off end-of-the-day tasks or middle-of-the-night needs to is often exhausting. But there are rewards to being a single mom, too. No fighting for the remote. No how-do-we-parent-through-this disagreements. No one else’s agenda…
Preparations for the Unprepared
As each day I get more excited for Soccer Boy’s arrival, and more overwhelmed with what there is still left to do. I’m sure it will be fine, but until then, I keep compulsively making lists. In an effort to clear my spinning head, tonight I am going to make a list of all the…
