tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.comments2024-03-03T01:47:45.961-08:00White Sugar, Brown SugarWhite Sugar Brown Sugar by Rachel Garlinghousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17573930066994411269noreply@blogger.comBlogger1398125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.post-75933414644913997002017-09-13T06:04:41.561-07:002017-09-13T06:04:41.561-07:00I am so happy for you that you are cancer free! W...I am so happy for you that you are cancer free! What a journey you have had since you found out and thank goodness you trusted your gut!!!! Thank you for sharing this news and for all that you do for our community. Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08689256438319940522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.post-26267063409873281972017-09-13T06:00:56.451-07:002017-09-13T06:00:56.451-07:00What a summer but what a testimony... I knew somet...What a summer but what a testimony... I knew something had to be up!Elicia Davisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.post-20620180312567515112017-09-02T22:02:25.169-07:002017-09-02T22:02:25.169-07:00This is SO SO good! Thanks for sharing this.
My d...This is SO SO good! Thanks for sharing this. <br />My daughter is only in preschool but last year I sent her teacher an email about our family, adoption, my daughters personality. I also asked about how the preschool class addressed diversity and offered to come into the classroom to talk to the students or send books that the teacher could utilize. <br />I will send a similar email this year andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.post-21553877905391961412017-08-02T16:35:43.403-07:002017-08-02T16:35:43.403-07:00Three of our sons are black and people are always ...Three of our sons are black and people are always trying to put their hands into their curls- it drives the boys nuts! Or people want to touch the boys' skin (because it looks so amazing), but REALLY?! We are always educating our community about what's socially acceptable with our children because it's not a very diverse area and many people just haven't been around a variety ofMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00981791042145404468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.post-10930371970621353502017-06-29T20:54:09.156-07:002017-06-29T20:54:09.156-07:00Robyn, I agree with you on both counts. Although ...Robyn, I agree with you on both counts. Although my two children of colour include three races/ethnicities, we not only teach and celebrate those (and to be honest, with AA, the best we can do is African AMERICAN, because we have no idea what areas the ancestors came from decades to centuries ago - we also celebrate and teach my families Engish/Irish/Scots American (Midwest) heritage and my Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10953196372438518120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.post-23323551668710621702017-06-29T05:57:30.237-07:002017-06-29T05:57:30.237-07:00Thank you for this Rachel! If more white people co...Thank you for this Rachel! If more white people could try to put themselves into the shoes of the children of color they've done these things to, I think they'd be able to see right away why none of this is appropriate.Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04837444485223950909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.post-15370139695856440622017-06-27T18:07:03.226-07:002017-06-27T18:07:03.226-07:00My 5 year old absolutely LOVES playing Dinosaur Es...My 5 year old absolutely LOVES playing Dinosaur Escape game. As a parent, I love that it only takes us about 10 minutes to play a round. Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04837444485223950909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.post-59230243287895270392017-05-15T13:23:01.509-07:002017-05-15T13:23:01.509-07:00Sad to discover we can't buy your book in Fran...Sad to discover we can't buy your book in France neither the hair products... However, we would need both as we just adopt a little girl in Africa. Thank you for all your posts, especially the one about patience. Our little Clémence (Mercy) is our little spring time... Anne from Francenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.post-71666585443405622992017-05-10T18:05:43.571-07:002017-05-10T18:05:43.571-07:00I'm laughing my ass off... too good :)I'm laughing my ass off... too good :)Amyhttp://www.agoodkindacrazy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.post-62474830931051961912017-05-09T19:49:27.006-07:002017-05-09T19:49:27.006-07:00It sounds like you've been talking to Jen Hatm...It sounds like you've been talking to Jen Hatmaker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.post-56793154500034071892017-05-08T16:08:43.789-07:002017-05-08T16:08:43.789-07:00How'd you get in my head? Seriously i need to ...How'd you get in my head? Seriously i need to know. I so relate to this and am in the same choo choo train. Ugh. Who's driving this thing?The Lipgloss Bosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13850873920708655860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.post-10405912537810917892017-05-08T05:51:49.616-07:002017-05-08T05:51:49.616-07:00I would like to suggest you place the frozen baby ...I would like to suggest you place the frozen baby food cubes into individual snack size bags then place those into the gallon size freezer bags. This allows for quick removal and the food can unthaw in the baggie if you don't have a chance to place it in a new container. This does require extra work but I found it very useful. Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08299401045681394229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.post-47371119554035396072017-04-26T12:16:58.692-07:002017-04-26T12:16:58.692-07:00Thank you for this Rachel. This is me the last few...Thank you for this Rachel. This is me the last few days - BURNT OUT! We are on year 4 of the adoption wait. The year started out with us having to send our beloved foster son back to a home that we did not feel was meeting his medical needs. We were heartbroken. That had been followed by 3 months of too many "I'm sorry, they picked another family" calls & emails. We know God Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.post-8327639442424462132017-04-17T08:53:23.307-07:002017-04-17T08:53:23.307-07:00This piece speaks to me so much. Reading this, I&#...This piece speaks to me so much. Reading this, I'm awash in memories of the anxiety and grief of waiting, of false hopes, and of failed matches. <br /><br />Our first adoption journey began with the almost-immediate joy of the "perfect" match, which crashed to the earth ten weeks later in a hospital in a strange city. After we gave ourselves time to grieve, we sat down to make our &Terrinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.post-81587740195904154292017-04-11T16:35:26.732-07:002017-04-11T16:35:26.732-07:00Thanks so much!!! I must have read the same articl...Thanks so much!!! I must have read the same articles. Since my son was seven months when he joined our family I'd rather celebrate placement day than finalization day. Plus we just got a letter in the mail for finalization. Kind of anticlimactic. I'm getting that book!!!Grace of Adoptionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04225796683927986930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.post-37421475334381332502017-04-06T07:10:15.922-07:002017-04-06T07:10:15.922-07:00Thank you so much for posting this! It really str...Thank you so much for posting this! It really struck a chord with me and I'm struggling as well. I love the item from etsy and will be adding that to our home soon as well. Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08689256438319940522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.post-14825946946124016042017-03-24T08:26:20.552-07:002017-03-24T08:26:20.552-07:00Thanks for this! We are currently matched (baby du...Thanks for this! We are currently matched (baby due early April) and this definitely resonates. We try to talk about "baby" and "her parents" knowing that the baby is not "ours" until after TPR. (Really, she's God's then, too :)) It's hard not to say "our" though, it just comes out sometimes! <br /><br />At the same time, we are doing our best Bethanyhttp://www.adoptionpilgrimage.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.post-10760228110639925062017-03-13T12:53:21.353-07:002017-03-13T12:53:21.353-07:00Great article. I am a birth mother and I work at a...Great article. I am a birth mother and I work at a Christian adoption agency. I talk to birth mothers every day. Some birth mothers are just scared and need someone to talk to. I never coerce them. There is help out there so a birth mother can parent her baby. For those who for whatever reason can't or do not want to parent, an adoption plan may be the answer for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.post-86061199518462408042017-02-28T23:11:39.210-08:002017-02-28T23:11:39.210-08:00love this.love this.Natalie Brennerhttp://www.nataliebrennerwrites.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.post-24786405576145038662017-01-26T11:41:44.307-08:002017-01-26T11:41:44.307-08:00A tough read on the day we were supposed to bring ...A tough read on the day we were supposed to bring a baby home, and found out last night it won't be happening. We agree with everything you've said in your article 100%, but what's missing is the pain felt by hopeful adoptive parents when things fall through. We've prayed for each of the moms we've been matched with, that they will feel loved and supported no matter what the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.post-66342523944553175322017-01-12T20:03:20.801-08:002017-01-12T20:03:20.801-08:00LOVE this. Amen, and amen. I loved the section on ...LOVE this. Amen, and amen. I loved the section on privacy and keeping your kids and their stories in your own business in your book.Tonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457495474677292499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.post-33563246672496209312016-12-30T13:46:54.447-08:002016-12-30T13:46:54.447-08:00right now my heart hurts and I needed this <3right now my heart hurts and I needed this <3Dave and Carrie's Adoption Adventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13898101336773578533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.post-14532844379476263562016-05-21T20:58:16.584-07:002016-05-21T20:58:16.584-07:00Thank you. Love your blog and the way you share yo...Thank you. Love your blog and the way you share your resources. As a fellow transracial mama, I am beyond grateful. ❤️RAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15143764609738147898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.post-31251382203826375802016-05-01T18:00:17.158-07:002016-05-01T18:00:17.158-07:00I started following you on fb and I'm only jus...I started following you on fb and I'm only just now checking out your blog. I love your grace! following some of this transracial social media groups can feel worrisome, and though I'm always appreciative of the education, sometimes we just need grace and get back to basics. Thanks for your post!Candice Brevardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357597012510813909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.post-62415943778180372182016-04-22T17:40:18.180-07:002016-04-22T17:40:18.180-07:00Thanks! Love your writing! Thanks! Love your writing! marie123456https://www.blogger.com/profile/08469417414460463602noreply@blogger.com