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Well, Happy Birthday to me! I turned 40 and got divorced all in one year. I have two adorable boys and I am trying to figure out how to stay at home and still make a living. Thankfully, I have a God who loves me and takes care of me in the good times and

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Parenting & Pregnancy > Special Needs Teaching your child to use sign language: 3 of 6

It's late afternoon and I'm sitting in that famous chicken place. You know, the one that pleads with us to "eat more chicken"! It's a fund raising night and the place is packed with kids. I'm sitting in the booth with my head buried in a bible study when suddenly from across the room a hear the words all mom's dread. "Is tha...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: My experiences of being adopted: 23 of 38

Filling the "hole" that being adopted leaves behind. If you are adopted, you know what I mean. I have always felt that being adopted left me incomplete. It was like there was literally a part of me, my being, a hole in my heart, that was different from other kids. It was almost as if I was truly missing a body part that only...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Finding my biological family after adoption: 8 of 12

It's every teenagers dream to fit in and I was no different. Being adopted set me apart from most of my peers but what made me exceptional was that I had a famous father, or so I thought. My adoption, as a toddler was an "open adoption". I was fortunate in that my biological grandmother and adoptive mother were friends, long...
Relationships & Family > Family Life Recognizing your attachment style: 2 of 2

I'm not a scientist. Nor do I have a degree in psychology. In fact, the only piece of paper that closely relates to the subject of attachment style are my adoption papers. They don't make me an expert, but they do give me insight to a subject many professionals will never experience for themselves. Though I was nearly two, I...