If I am ever caught chiseling star shapes out of potatoes during the Christmas season again, my husband has strict instructions to hurl me into a snowbank headfirst. Or maybe I’ll just hurl myself. It’s my own grown-up Christmas meltdown memory. A few years ago, frantically … [Read more...]
7 Things I Wish Every Adoptive Parent Knew
In 1968, when I was adopted, my parents had their pick of babies. Literally, they were told to come on down to the Women’s Pavilion in Winnipeg, where I was born, and pick out which newborn they wanted to take home. It was like a baby farm, in those days. Rows of babies, born to unwed mothers in an … [Read more...]
Announcing the Literary Crush Book Club, Lit Crush Contest Winners, and A Shiny New Contest!
When I agreed to write a guest blog for the winsome and kindred Modern Mrs. Darcy in September, I didn't know all the goodness that would transpire. Gilbert Blythe versus Fitzwilliam Darcy: Who Smolders More? First of all, how much fun did I have writing … [Read more...]
Why I’m Grateful for My Adoption Story
Note: I want to make sure that those of you who follow my blog get a chance to see this guest blog, over on my pal Ellen Graf-Martin's blog. She asked me to write about why I'm grateful for my adoption story, and all this richness spilled out. My dad the Bookseller. World War 2. Refugees. … [Read more...]
For One More Father’s Day: The Gifts We’d Give
Happy Father's Day, Dad! People keep saying you're in a better place, and I believe them. But that still doesn't mean we don't wish things were different. It doesn't mean we don't think it absolutely sucks to lose a dad and an Opa to lung cancer, you who never smoked in your life, except … [Read more...]