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Loving an Adopted Child

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I am certain that some people are reluctant to adopt because they doubt they would ever be able to love adopted children as much as they love their biological children. No one has ever said that to me directly, but they have certainly implied it. Medical professionals and school teachers, in particular, have talked to us about our adopted children in a way that they would not dare to talk about our natural children. I don’t have real children and adopted children. I have eight children that God ordained for me to have from before the beginning of time. Raising … Continue reading →

Roses and Peaches….Not Really

Sometimes when people look at my search and subsequent reunion, they think that everything was all roses and peaches and that life is perfect. And while to some, it may look that way now, it wasn’t always that way. Even after that initial letter I received from my biological mother, things weren’t always peaches and roses. In fact, we would stay in contact via letters and then not talk for months. It was hard to establish a relationship and connect when we both were so busy with our own lives. We lived hundreds upon hundreds of miles apart, and we’d … Continue reading →

Nurture vs. Nature Debate

The age old debate of nurture vs. nature was about to play an important part in my life. In fact, it became such a big part of defining who I was, that I spent countless hours researching it. Really, I didn’t have to research far. I was living it. I was the product of both a nurturing mother, and a mother by nature. So which one is the scientific way? I really believe it depends on the person, but for me – it was most definitely nature. Without going into great detail, it might be harder for me to convey … Continue reading →