All posts tagged: blended families

An Unexpected Meeting

December 4, 2014
by birch & raven
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Cupid's Aim

I wasn’t even fully available. I was slowly pulling myself out of a unhealthy relationship, though my heart and mind had already abandoned ship. I wasn’t ready, wasn’t looking. The gym was crowded and loud with the families of middle school students as I found a metal folding chair near a friend whose son was in band with my son. A friend of hers, a woman I’d met when attending community suppers, sat in our […]

A Big Announcement (Finally!)

December 1, 2014
by birch & raven
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Family Ties

It’s a secret I’ve been keeping for months. Well, mostly–a couple of my Twitter followers figured it out. But now that E’s adoption has been finalized, the kids have been told, our parents let in on it, and my congregation notified, I can reveal it to the world: I’m pregnant! This is the photo we used to share the news on Facebook. See my little snow baby? (Also, isn’t my family adorable?) I’m due on May […]