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Alice

31 July 20137 October 2018 ~ jessbuildingjoy ~ Leave a comment

This post is from a series I wrote between January and July of this year. You can click HERE to start from the first post of the series.We received our first message from Alice on a Thursday. I usually check our adoption email several times a day, but on that day I had a dentist … Continue reading Alice

To Explain Our Absence…

21 July 20137 October 2018 ~ jessbuildingjoy ~ 4 Comments

We've had some people wonder why we've been a bit absent from our blog recently and we feel we're ready to explain. We were chosen by a birth mom early this year to adopt a baby boy due July 8th. We were in contact almost daily, went to appointments with her, visited each other's homes … Continue reading To Explain Our Absence…

One Year

15 May 20137 October 2018 ~ jessbuildingjoy ~ Leave a comment

I completely forgot! May 4th was one year since turning in our adoption application. I knew our one year mark was coming up but things got busy (Daniel's birthday, visitors, life, etc.) and there it went. I think I've documented the craziness of the last year on here pretty well so a recap isn't really … Continue reading One Year

To Our Future Child…

11 February 20137 October 2018 ~ jessbuildingjoy ~ Leave a comment

To our future child and the beautiful woman who will make us a family...

Scammer #1

23 January 20137 October 2018 ~ jessbuildingjoy ~ 1 Comment

I've mentioned a few times both here and on facebook that we've had to deal with a few adoption scammers. For anyone still unfamiliar with what that means it's when someone (pregnant or not) pretends to be looking for a family for their child. Some take it as far as telling a family they have … Continue reading Scammer #1

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Hi, I’m Jess. I share simple ways to build joy in yourself, your family, and your community. I’m a foster mama writing about mental health, infertility, adoption, home education, life and love. Welcome!

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