"Neither Here Nor There..."

     Last Thanksgiving morning I held my Mom's hand as she journeyed to Heaven.  It still doesn't seem real.   (Original...

(originally posted July 2008) We just got back from our first overnight trip in four years, and the FIRST one with my son! And I'm ...

    Came from my Mother(s)... {Left to me as part of my First Mother's china collection} *******************************...

“There's a story behind everything..but behind all your stories is always your mother's story..because hers is where yours begi...

                                                                                I've always heard that birthdays can be tough for ...

This article is so encouraging...my adoptive family actually comes from a long line of "Shepards", as that was their last name. ...

So thankful she is still here. And I miss her so much... *Participating in "Grown in My Heart's" Mother's...

© Photographer: Agg | Agency: Dreamstime.com Happy Adoptees By Julie A. Rist I am not the happy and grateful adoptee that you want me to be....

Growing up, I hated my name. It was a little on the unusual side, and the last thing I wanted was to "stick out". I just wante...

The last few weeks have been a blur of one thing after another, and I am beyond exhausted. Literally. My Mom (who still lived alone and...