May
11
Where We Left Off… It was September 2003 and I was at a party. I was talking to someone, I don’t remember who, when my cell phone rang. I didn’t even look at the Caller ID before I pressed the talk button, so I was surprised when it was the director of our adoption agency …
Apr
24
I’ve started writing the next segment of my adoption series and it got me to thinking about our first trip to Russia when we met the boys for the very first time. That was such an emotional journey for me, especially the part where I had to come back to Michigan without the boys. I’ll …
Apr
03
With the application filled out and the preliminary paperwork started, our next step in the adoption saga was to begin the home study. We knew only a few things about what to expect, so we were nervous when first meeting with our adoption social worker. For the sake of privacy, we’ll call her T. If …
Mar
20
After the Plunge! Now that I had made the call, the real work was about to begin. We got our adoption application in the mail from the agency we decided to use (Hands Across the Water in Ann Arbor, MI), and some preliminary information on the program we were interested in (Russia). Soon to follow …
Mar
02
The Beginning: It was late 2002 when my husband (Joe) and I learned we wouldn’t be having children the old-fashioned way. To say I was depressed would be an understatement as I struggled with what to do. Our medical options were limited, and in the end I decided I didn’t want to put my body …