Lux et umbra vicissum…

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For our first adoption, we had to complete a full home study. A home study is an incredibly detailed document created by a social worker in which she says whether or not she thinks you’re a fit family to adopt a child. Part of the home study has to do with whether or [...]

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You can’t stop time. It’s funny how a mother (and a father to some extent, I’m sure) experiences a mix of pride, joy, and grief with each new accomplishment of her child. The pride and joy are pretty obvious, I think, but that little tinge of grief is usually hidden in the background, [...]

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Wow. We’re only in the beginning stages, and I’m already feeling lost in the paperwork! In some ways we don’t have as much this time since we don’t have to have a full home study done, just a home study update, but since we also have to finalize our first adoption we have [...]

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… of laundry, that is.
A load by any other name would smell as stinky. Sometimes it’s a literal stink (I mean, we’re dealing with small children here remember). Other times it’s more of a figurative stench. You know, that “Didn’t I just wash these same clothes a couple days ago?” smell. [...]

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