I have created a second blog dedicated solely to posting my memoir. I will post a few pages of my Story each day except Thursday. On Thursdays I will post here, on Written Reflections.

My dream is to publish my Memoir the traditional route. I want to support those going through the foster-adopt process. I felt so alone during the difficult times because I couldn’t find any books with personal accounts of the foster-adopt experience. All I could find were how-to’s.

With that in mind, if my goal is to truly help others, I can do so by sharing my story in a blog. Admittedly, I hope this will also increase my online presence, and attract publishers and agents. However, if my story helps even one person without publication, I have achieved my goal. 

You see, the Memoirs I found about Adoption were written by people who struggled with infertility and decided to adopt. Those memoirs tended to focus on the journey to acceptance and adoption. Oftentimes, the stories were feel-good, pretty and perfect, and didn’t address the difficulties in adopting, especially through foster care.

All this is fine. It was their journey and what they experienced; however, it wasn’t our family’s.

My husband and I did not have trouble conceiving; we made a choice to adopt. Our experience has not been all pretty and perfect. I want adoptive parents to know they are not alone; their thoughts, feelings, and even actions are experienced by others. Most of all, I want them to know it’s okay.

• Please follow my memoir blog, Born in My Heart.
• Please invite people involved with foster adoption, who may or may not be feeling lost.
• Please invite people involved with any sort of adoption, who may or may not be feeling lost.
• Please invite friends, family, etc. to help them understand the joys and challenges.
• Please, just invite everyone you know because it is such an awesome story!

Thank you for following me and staying with me – I know my blogging has been inconsistent so if you are still around, I really do appreciate it.