How perfect is this week’s prompt of community! Along with my BFF and some other wonderful women, I have helped build a community of birthmothers from all over the place called BirthMom Buds. Though I don’t write about it very often on this blog, ten years ago I gave birth to and placed a baby boy in an open adoption and while it’s a bittersweet journey, I find myself proud to be a birthmother and more importantly proud to be a member of a community of such amazing women.
On Thursday of next week, I will head to Charlotte, North Carolina where I will join other women from the birthmother community for our annual retreat full of sharing, listening, learning, laughter and probably a few healing tears.
This also explains my absence from blogging lately as I've been finishing up some last minute type things. I honestly probably won’t blog much until I am back! This year’s theme is a fiesta, so appropriate since it falls on the weekend of Cinco de Mayo. It’s been fun planning the décor though I haven’t been able to share it here but I will be able to once it’s all over!
So, I am ready – ready for a weekend of community and to hug the necks of some of these amazing women that I only have the pleasure of seeing once a year and some I have yet to meet face to face!
Sounds like you have a great trip planned. Just want you to know that your blog is really cute :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing about your special community. I linked up over at Gypsy Mama too and wanted to say a big thank you on behalf of adoptive families. My son will soon be graduating from high school and it's been a joy and privilege to raise him. We've been able to do so because of a woman like you who made the same decision. So, to you and others...THANK YOU!
ReplyDeleteOh coley. How I cant wait to see you.
ReplyDeleteDitto, Debbie, ditto!
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