Adoption - Melanie Dale

Adoption Parenting Relationships

December 11, 2013

Best Worst Picture Taker Ever

Well, apparently I'm not fabulous at keeping up with my blog while living overseas, spending…

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10 Things Adoption Parenting

November 27, 2013

My Expatriate Thanksgiving: 10 Things for Which I Am Thankful

In a few short hours, my mom's kitchen will fill with the smell to which…

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November 26, 2013

My Labor Pains Came By Spork

An hour and a half before boarding a flight to Amsterdam, I found myself sitting…

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Adoption

November 21, 2013

We Are Spending Thanksgiving In…

Me: (tossing husband brand new coat) Come take a selfie with me! Back in August…

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Adoption Parenting

October 24, 2013

A Letter to A–

Dear A--, I miss you. This summer you burst into our world and made everything…

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Adoption Orphan Care Sponsorship

October 15, 2013

Brave Girls

I've been thinking about brave girls. Last week was International Day of the Girl and…

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August 27, 2013

Happy Family Day, Dear Daughter

This morning began as most do. My daughter trod across the hall into my room,…

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Adoption Faith Infertility Parenting

June 6, 2013

Sand Castles on the Same Side of the Ocean

Each year we drive beach-bound for our annual pause. A Sabbath week. We leave behind…

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Adoption Parenting

May 19, 2013

That Boring Bio Kid

When our son was four and a half years old, he went from being our…

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Adoption Infertility Parenting

May 5, 2013

How to Have a Guilt-Free Mother’s Day

Mother's Day used to be a day when I would woo-hoo Mom, woo-hoo Grandmommy. A…

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