I've had a lot on my mind lately but I haven't found much time to write. Homeschooling has proven to be the most challenging thing I've ever done, and the most rewarding. I absolutely love it and it absolutely consumes me. I'm always looking for better ways to teach...well for that matter, ways to teach. I wish I'd done this in college rather than dental assisting. Well anyway, this is not what I wanted to talk about today.
I remember years ago (11 to be exact) I was having a conversation with my mom about adoption. She was adopted at birth so I grew up in the face of adoption and always had a pretty good understanding of it. Matt and I were beginning our own adoption process and I was talking to her about it. I told her that I'd always wanted to adopt, I just thought I'd have my own kids first. She said plain and simple, "they are your own". What a powerful statement! This has always stuck with me. People quite regularly ask me if I have any of my own kids. My first reaction is always confusion then I remember my own mistake of not understanding the difference and I give them a break.
I remember years ago (11 to be exact) I was having a conversation with my mom about adoption. She was adopted at birth so I grew up in the face of adoption and always had a pretty good understanding of it. Matt and I were beginning our own adoption process and I was talking to her about it. I told her that I'd always wanted to adopt, I just thought I'd have my own kids first. She said plain and simple, "they are your own". What a powerful statement! This has always stuck with me. People quite regularly ask me if I have any of my own kids. My first reaction is always confusion then I remember my own mistake of not understanding the difference and I give them a break.
