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This is Us

Filed Under: Adoption, Inspire, Love, Raising Baby Tagged With: adoption, foster adopt, life, love, national adoption month

By now, everyone and their mother’s brother’s aunt’s uncle’s sister’s cousin knows of, has seen and loves that TV show, This is Us.

I am constantly identifying with the show, mostly with Rebecca.

While I don’t relate with losing a husband (and I pray for something so devastating to never happen), I do relate to being a mom of three and adopting plus raising a child of a different race.

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Sarah Kay Hoffman

You will heal. I will help.

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Firsts with Us

Filed Under: Adoption, Love, Raising Baby Tagged With: adoption, foster adopt, gotcha day

Today is the first day of fall (amen hallelujah). It’s also Amiya’s first Gotcha Day anniversary. For Maya’s Gotcha Day anniversary post, I thought I’d share her firsts with us.

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Sarah Kay Hoffman

You will heal. I will help.

childlike-sports.flywheelsites.com

Our NICU Babies

Filed Under: Adoption, Inspire, Love, Raising Baby, Wellness Tagged With: isaiah, life, NICU, raising baby, samarah

Our NICU babies have blossomed into big and thriving children. September is National NICU Awareness Month. I’m celebrating our own story today.

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Sarah Kay Hoffman

You will heal. I will help.

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Preschool Mom

Filed Under: Inspire, Love, Raising Baby Tagged With: inspire, isaiah, love, preschool, raising baby, samarah

This year I’m still holding the badge of honor as a preschool mom; yesterday was Samarah and Isaiah’s first day of preschool.

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Sarah Kay Hoffman

You will heal. I will help.

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Does Motherhood Guilt Ever Disappear

Filed Under: Inspire, Love, Raising Baby, Wellness Tagged With: inspire, life, love, motherhood, raising baby

I have been wondering lately, does motherhood guilt ever disappear?

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Sarah Kay Hoffman

You will heal. I will help.

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Foundation

Filed Under: Inspire, Love, Our Home, Raising Baby, Wellness Tagged With: inspire, love, minnesota, our home

Without a solid foundation, everything else eventually crumbles. The story of this foundation is one that came full circle.

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Sarah Kay Hoffman

You will heal. I will help.

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