by Tiffany Bluhm | Mar 12, 2016 | Adoption, Heart and Soul, Kiddy Diaries
If you’ve lost a child through miscarriage, death at any age, or failed adoptions you have a couple dates on the calendar that are hard; the day you lost your child and his or her birthday. The birthday of the child who you thought would be sitting at the...
by Tiffany Bluhm | Feb 26, 2016 | Adoption, Heart and Soul, Spend Yourself
This post was originally published February of 2015. Today is February 23rd. A day I always reflect on as it’s the day I was adopted in 1988. I was escorted from an orphanage in Raja Gardens, Delhi, India to Seattle with different caregivers along the way. The...
by Tiffany Bluhm | Feb 22, 2016 | Adoption, Heart and Soul
When I was in the third grade a new girl transferred to our two room schoolhouse. She had strawberry blonde hair and dimples. She became instantly popular out of the 7 third graders in the class. I was eager to be her friend and would often ask her to play on...
by Tiffany Bluhm | Jan 13, 2016 | Adoption, Kiddy Diaries
Sweet friends are visiting from Denver and they are the kind where you can pick up right where you left off. We met them while in Uganda adopting Jericho. They were adopting a little one as well. We were both young, adopting before biological kids, and found solace in...
by Tiffany Bluhm | Dec 15, 2015 | Adoption, Heart and Soul, Kiddy Diaries
For real, I have a five year old. Time has flown by since we became a family when he was 2 1/2 and it’s been so sweet. I wouldn’t trade it for the world and I am overjoyed we made the choice to adopt first. For those considering adopting before having...
by Tiffany Bluhm | Nov 19, 2015 | Adoption, Heart and Soul, Kiddy Diaries
It’s the toothy smile from ear to ear whenever he sees me. It’s the look in his eyes when I walk in the door and he flails his arms and legs to make his way to me. It’s the nuzzle on my neck and the grip on my shoulder of his chubby little fingers....
