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Happy Valentine's Day
Happy Valentine's Day! Since y'all are the closest thing to friends I have, I wanted to send you best wishes for Valentine's Day. A few questions and then a note about my sister.May I ask a question,...
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Update
I hate to do this; but, I need to ask for your help.Does anyone know of ANY resources for moving her here? I've been google searching for hours and haven't found anything! We did, however, get a lucky...
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We're here
We're back. We're getting everything worked out.Rachel is fine. She's tired (but, then again, so am I). It's strange seeing my sister so pregnant. Despite the circumstance, we've had a good time...
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Getting Set Up
Rachel met with the adoption agency today and by next week, she'll have a place to live. Because of the situation, they want to have us both living in an apartment together. I'm going to do it because...
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Nothing really.
I'm a little shocked and proud of myself. :) I went in to talk to one of my profs about dropping a class and he said I was getting an A and shouldn't drop. *I* am getting an A in a science class. Ok....
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How are you, Ruth?
I've had many, many e-mails asking me how I am doing. Thank you for your concern. I think with everything that is going on with Rachel, I haven't had much time to worry about my own problems (which...
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Good, Bad, and Ugly
The good: Isaiah signed the legal documents giving away rights to the child. DNA testing will be done after the birth, but it will be done only for information purposes and to give the legal...
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Article
Apparently, this writer got an interview with Bill Gothard. I'm a little shocked because, from what I'd heard, Gothard hasn't been speaking to many reporters lately. Because I'm quoted in the article,...
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Email comment- Is Gothard greedy?
I'm sitting here in the hospital with Rachel: she's been admitted for betamethasone to mature the baby's lungs in case of early delivery. No worries, though! She's not having more contractions or...
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Reflecting
One of the harder conversations that my sister and I needed to have happened last night. I've been dreading it, really. How do I start this? When I left home, I knew, in my heart, that I was breaking...
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Questions/Update
Has Rachel chosen a family?Yes!! I'm so proud of my sister. She found a wonderful family for this baby girl. I don't want to disclose too many specifics - it's probably not wise- but the family isn't...
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Baby Shower
Ok, ok. I finally got the hint. Some of you want to have a "shower" for Rachel- to "shower her with love and opportunities". I had a very hard time accepting this because it felt a little wrong to...
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Maybe baby?
Rachel is in labor. She started having bad back pain at four this morning. We called the doctor and he had us come in for a visit around nine. It wasn't Rachel's normal doctor, but he said she probably...
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It's A Girl
We have a Baby Girl. Her adoptive parents have said it would be okay for me to share her first name and statistics. They are hoping that if other woman found herself in Rachel's role, that this story...
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Rachel is home
Rachel is home. The plan is to spend the next few days finalizing things and starting her support group and therapy. Ella is doing great. Thank you for the positive comments and support.
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After birth
I'm sorry that I haven't updated since last week. It's been a rough time. First, the good news. Baby Ellie is doing wonderful! She was released from the NICU today and is now home with her family....
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Frustrated
Posting about Ellie's adoptive parents being a homosexual couple didn't sit well with many, many people. Despite the fact that the couple were the absolute best choice for Rachel, and that's really all...
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Here we go again.
Once again, a post on another website has started questioning whether I'm real or not. Once again, I'll say what I've said for almost four years now- it is up to every person reading this blog to...
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Sleep is good.
I feel like the last few months have been a roller coaster. People had warned me about the emotional exhaustion that would happen to my sister after adoption; but, I didn't think that exhaustion would...
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The QF Life
My sister and I have been talking alot about our childhood and some of those things which, at the time, seemed completely normal to us and now seem completely silly. Just little lifestyle things,...
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