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She chose the wall This first night I spent with my freshly adopted daughter from Ukraine three years ago reminded me of watching wildlife. We were staying at my mother-in-law’s apartment in Kiev, Ukraine and three weeks prior to that night our visits were limited to two-hour intervals at her baby orphanage located outside the city. That night, upon entering the bedroom, my daughter dove for the large pull out couch pushed up against the -
A glimpse at a mother’s depression, and the quilt that ensues because of it A glimpse at a mother’s depression (Because I am such a fun gal, I’ve decided to share a little bit of my latest work in progress as far as writing goes. I am working on a project about my struggle with chronic depression while attempting to mother my four children, two with Down syndrome, and two with the usual number of chromosomes,
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Ugly prayer turned pretty God, I am attempting to draw near to you, I know that in order to do so a lot of shit needs to be drained out of my life. I seemed to have clogged up at some point. Call it depression, call it exhaustion, call it caregiver burnout, call it what you want. I’ve lived numb for a while, but now you are awakening me. My limbs tingle, there’s a bit of a
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photo by Christine Kay Photography Raising kids with special needs, one moment at a time This is my task at hand, to spend time with Polly. To create enough space in my thoughts to be fully present and make contact with her heart. Raising kids with special needs, I can’t just take one day at a time — I need to take one moment at a time. Read my full article about connecting with my
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Your posts about Evangeline always make me cry. In the good and the bad ways.
Me too, Becca. Thanks for commenting and walking this road with me.
You have a gift. Thanks for sharing, friend. Blessings to you as you mirror God’s adoption of me into his family.
Love that thought. Thanks, friend.
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing this moment with us.
Thanks so much, Kathleen.
Heartbreaking and heartwarming all at the same time. Beautiful x
I appreciate your comment. Thank you.
Great story of God’s on-going work. How often do we bang our heads against the wall while He says ‘No, you don’t need to do that” – I wonder.
beautiful words! I forwarded to a friend of mine who has adopted 4 kids … two of which had mothers using alcohol/drugs during the pregnancy … and loving those children from fetal/neglected little souls to now being amazing, God loving little kids!
God’s love pouring through you and melting her heart … thank you for sharing!
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