.just. a.girl.with.a.van. Sweetfineday. Luckybeans. This is a difficult post to write. Not because I don't want to write it, but because there re so many factors I want to do justice to, so many complex aspects that deserve to be noted. After three short years in this house we now call home, we are moving yet again. Not too far away, but enough that it will mean significant changes in our lifestyle. We had not planned or wanted to move-- we were requested to move in order to become more involved in the process of community development alongside others we have come to know and love. As members of the Baha'i Faith, our foremost desire is to be of service to humanity.
That is the underlying goal and guiding principle behind all we choose to do. So. It has been a long and difficult process. Except. Yet we were still homeless. It is not a dream house. The children will continue in their same school. There is a lot going on now. All we have to do is take that first step, and trust in the rest. Ella Pedersen - Little Red Caboose. SouleMama. For Me, For You. All buttoned up. "I am not writing an adoption blog", I said a few years ago. "I'm writing a fabric/bust adjustment/kid/vintage crap blog".
Adoption has been a part of my life and my story for a really long time. It was there long before we filled out the paperwork for August or talked about how our family was going to look. The definition of family, the trauma of family, the complication of family, the appearance of family-- these are concepts that have woven their way through my life and the creation of my worldview more than any other force. And now, it seems, The Blog is Dead? I want to make sure that I have not misled you or romanticized the choices we have made. There are things, though, that are well within our grasp.
I am parenting children that don't look like me, but that doesn't mean I've entirely dealt with all my bias about race or privilege. Paul's dad passed away this last year. YOU MIGHT HAVE TO CHOOSE YOUR FAMILY OVER YOUR FAMILY. This is the least I can write about. Stacy Claire Boyd. Sally J Shim - BLOG. I remember how stickers and a blank notebook would occupy my boys for at least 1/2 hour after a meal in a restaurant, allowing the adults time to enjoy our meals. Although my boys have outgrown their sticker stage, I am living in Korea where the stickers don't get any cuter so I find myself picking up stickers for friends with young kids.
Seeing so many cute stickers gave me the idea of creating valentines where you can attach a sheet of stickers. Stickers are great because most kids like them and you can buy different stickers depending on the interests of each child. Another alternative to the stickers, but sticking with the "Let's Stick Together" theme, is to attach magnets to the valentines.