Year: 2014
With Love & Purpose....From the Beginning
12 Pieces of Perception from the Eyes of an Adoptive Mother
It was 5:30pm on Friday evening, November 12 and the phone rang. I saw the caller ID and immediately yelled up to Andrew, it’s the agency, “Oh My God”. In my heart I knew. As my hand trembled holding the phone our social worker gave us the most incredible news of our lives. We had been […]
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10 Pieces of Advice for my 22 Year Old Self
Last night was a time warp for me. I headed back to a place that I called home for four years. At the time, being 22 years old, four years of college was a long period in my 22 year old life, right? Fourteen years later I realize how short a blip on the radar […]
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Back to school for us all….
Well, today was the “BIG” day. We dropped our daughter off at her new school. I was reluctant for both Andy and I to go and my premonition about Audrey having a freak out of course was a self fulfilling prophecy. It first started with a tight hand grip, then it led to hiding behind […]
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Owning it….
Ever have a goal? A dream? Something that motivates you to your core? And then you decide to share that with someone else. Suddenly your dream, your goal become someone else’s vision, their opinion, their suggestions. Take our adoption stories, its amazing how many friends and family are supportive of us. Owning our story, brings […]
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DONUT
It’s nearing the end of the summer and we are asking ourselves the infamous question “How is the summer almost over”. Well, good thing is, it’s not over. Time seems to slip through our fingers these days…or so we think. Our world moves faster than ever. We have to text, tweet, skype, IM, email, […]
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Expect the Unexpected
One thing life teaches me constantly, its to expect the unexpected. Was Ice Cube on to something in the 90s when he said “Yo better check yo self, before you wreck yo self”? Sorry I just couldn’t help myself… Humor aside, I remind myself often to check in with my expectations that I place on […]
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Dusting off the pages…
Ok, Lauren. Deep breath…..SIGH. Here goes. Dusting off the pages to my blog I began four years ago is like looking at those exercise shoes in my closet for months. I know it’s gonna feel good however it’s the “getting started” part that’s rough. My last entry below was three years ago, wow, where did […]
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