The picture is of Debre Zeit--our son's village. I feel lucky to know where he is from. Well as much as we can know. He came to Wanna from here. This is a picture I found on traveljournals.net. When I received all of his information today from AAI with our placement agreement, I decided to … Continue reading A small connection to our son
Author: Dawn Kasal-Finley
NOAH!!!
We have a name. It was easier than I thought it would be. We had decided early on that we would give the baby a first name and keep his African name as his middle name. I wish I knew who named him though. If I had to guess I would think that the woman … Continue reading NOAH!!!
Pure Magic!
HojaWaka--Designed by God or Creation of GodIt was meant to be. He was born on March 31, 2006--The day before Our wedding anniversary. How perfect is that. He was 20 days old when received on April 19th. This is too perfect to not be fate. He was meant to be our son. We could still … Continue reading Pure Magic!
Like the last kid picked for the team….
That is exactly how I feel at this moment. Like Team Motherhood is selecting players and I am the nearly the last kid on the playground to be picked. I watch as others get chosen and I wait and wait. The feelings of inferiority creep up and my self-confidence plumments. Now I know that this … Continue reading Like the last kid picked for the team….
Cold Feet
It just hit me today, as I was talking to our mechanic who so kindly is charging me $869 to fix my car that I only have one more paycheck coming. WOW. I am "retiring" from teaching to stay home with or child(ren)--whenever they may come. We will only have one income. #%&*()*@^#&^*&^#%...Insane. How will … Continue reading Cold Feet
