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Where to Find Cute Girls Clothing in New Orleans … That Aren’t Smocked
With the holiday season in full swing, I find now is the time of year I get the most use out of party dresses and fancy shoes for both me and my girls. I...
How to shop smart & save money at Target
Since the holidays are almost over, I assume that many people will make some type of New Year's Resolution toward saving money, not spending as much money, learning how to be smarter with their...
Home (Alone) for the Holidays
I have a ridiculous, impossibly adorable two year old daughter. I spend Christmas Day without her. It’s reserved for her father. It’s the only day each year that his entire extended family gets together....
How Do I Get The Non-Stop Snacking To End?!
My husband's recent Facebook post stated it perfectly: "5 years ago we were dining at French Laundry, now I'm negotiating with a 3 year old over how many chicken nuggets she must eat before...
I am a SAHBFN (Stay At Home Black Friday Ninja)
I know that some people love the thrill of the chase, the hunt, the SCORE! I get that. I do.
But, I don't like crowds. I don't like irrational, crazed people that feel that they...
The Gift of Being Adopted: Stephanie’s Story
There is something special about the moment when a mother first takes a look at her child and says to herself, “This beautiful angel is mine!" What a gift! I imagine that my birth...
8,568 Miles: Adopting After Three Biological Children is a Journey of Faith
A year and a half ago, I delivered our 3rd child into the world and I said I was done. After 2 c-sections, I did not want to have more children, but God had...
Adoption Blessings: From a Case Worker’s Perspective
During the month of November as we give thanks for many blessings in our lives, we are also reminded that November is National Adoption Awareness month. As the Program Director of Adoption Services for...
Opened Hearts: A Birthmother’s Story
Alone. Scared. Confused. Mad at God. Mad at myself. Mad at the world. This seems to be the general consensus that sums up the beginning of every adoption story for birth mothers. What in...
Opened Hearts: Jennifer and Kyle’s Open Adoption Story
Six years ago, my husband and I were accepted into the Catholic Charities of Baton Rouge adoption class. What an exciting start to a long journey that had actually started many, many years ago...
Considering Adoption: A Maternity Case Worker’s Perspective
A variety of factors may lead to a mother’s decision to consider an adoption plan for her child. She may have questions or fears about her readiness to be a mother or about her...
I Am From Two Places, Two Families, Two Homes, Two Hearts
My daughter doesn’t talk very much about the fact that she was adopted at birth.
OK. She’s 12, so she doesn’t talk much about anything really. I have to play 20 Questions with her every...
Forever Families Needed: Apply Within
“By choice, we have become a family, first in our hearts, and finally in breath and being. Great expectations are good; great experiences are better." -Richard Fischer, Adoptive parent
Each November child welfare organizations sponsor National Adoption...
The Journey of Adoption is a Family Affair: Transracial Adoption
People say the only way to appreciate your mother is to become one, and unfortunately, I became a mother one week after losing mine. My mom passed away a week to the day that...