Wishing a happy, happy 21st birthday to our other sweet son, Julian. Juan David's biological brother. The boy "responsible" for keeping us in Juan David's life and for voicing his heart to the Colombian officials over our case, convincing them that his brother belonged with us. Some days I really miss that boy. I know that the fact that our hearts are so tied to Julian has really helped our bonding with Juan David.
I got a coupon to make a free photo book on Shutterfly, so I made a book for Julian. Unfortunately, it hasn't arrived yet, but he knows it's coming. It turned out absolutely beautiful. I hope he will always cherish the pics of him and his brother together this summer on our trip to Villa de Leyva.
We also made a short video for him, saying happy birthday, and sent it his way.
The day ended with a quick dinner and early evening soccer game in the freezing cold, which seemed even colder having just come from 90 degree weather in Texas.
About Me
- Rachelle D Alspaugh
- 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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