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I've been married to my husband, Michael, for almost 25 years. I'm a mom to a biological son and an adopted son from Colombia, and I'm also a spiritual mom to my adopted son's older brother, who I claim as a son in my heart. I'm bilingual and love to work with and relate to Spanish-speaking children and families. I've been a teacher to students from all sorts of backgrounds and cultures for the last 20+ years. I'm also an author and a certified Biblical counselor. I'm in a new empty nest season in a new location far from where I raised my boys, so I'm definitely in a stage of rediscovering myself, my interests, and my purpose.

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023

A decade we could have missed

Ten years ago!


A decade ago today, this boy became ours after five long, hard, excruciatingly painful years, three and a half years after losing all contact and thinking we'd never know another thing about him. 

But God.

God said, "I still have a plan for him, and it still includes you."

I'm so glad we silenced all the voices that thought we were crazy to even think of trying again. Because if we had listened to them and "protected" ourselves, we would have missed this whole last decade of memories made, watching this boy grow and mature in a life he could have missed. 

I have very few words for this post, just a heart swelling with gratitude. I think the pictures can speak volumes for themselves. 
















































































































Can't wait to see and spend time with him soon!


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