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This Year
December can feel like such a colossal failure when you're trying to start a family. You begin the year hoping that by … Read More »

Can I Foster If I’m Single? A Look At Fostering In The UK
By Alice Porter A great foster parent needs to be patient, caring and supportive and if you possess these characteristics, … Read More »

From Ending to Beginning
It’s been over ten years–ten years of waiting, wishing, and hoping for this ending: The ending of my infertility. After ten … Read More »

You Just Can’t Help But Laugh
By Melanie E.
Throughout our process of trying to conceive, I often watched people around me and wondered when I was next. When was it my … Read More »

The Gift of Thriving Instead of Just Surviving
Every year around this time when everyone is getting excited about the holidays, you start seeing all of these really … Read More »

Wishing for the Right Wish
By Elaine H.
This year, I get to be Santa. In one short year, the number of stockings on our mantle has doubled from two to four; big … Read More »
From the Blog
Wishes. Hopes. Gifts.
Holiday shopping. Christmas cards. Massive amounts of delicious foods. The company holiday party. Egg nog. Latkes. Hot toddies. Wishes. Hopes. Gifts. "It's the most wonderful time of the year." Or so they tell me. The winter holiday season is like … Read More »
A stack of books
...for me to listen.I love my Audible account. Listening to audiobooks on my way into work makes the time fly. My husband and I are our account; we're able to do so by racking up tons of credits. Instead of carrying a stack of books on the plane and … Read More »
CD3: Choose wisely, grasshopper.
Last night, after a crazy busy day, Larry and I needed Chinese. We needed it hard. As much as I love Beverly Jade, I have to remember: I do not like their crab rangoon. And yet, like the macaroni and cheese at Boston Market, the mashed potato … Read More »
The Ritual and the Habitual: Infertility and Marking Time
Every time I fly, I quietly say the Sh'ma and V'ahavta to myself every time the plane takes off. Every time. Without fail, no matter how tired I might be if it's an early flight. I am convinced that if I do not recite these two Hebrew prayers, I will … Read More »

