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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

Two Messages

31 July 20137 October 2018 ~ jessbuildingjoy ~ Leave a comment

Over the next week or so I'll be posting a blog series I wrote from January through July of this year. The series follows our experiences through our failed adoption. Here is the first post of the series...In one day we received two messages with the potential to drastically change our lives…“Hello Daniel and Jessica,I am … Continue reading Two Messages

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…

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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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