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Columns

Retired Columns

From “Life in the Sandwich” to “Special Needs Mama” to “Zen and the Art of Child Maintenance”—they’re all here for you to explore.

Hi Luke

We stop at a red light in Old Town, not two miles from home. Across the intersection, an old cemetery spreads languidly under the oaks, gravestones pushing up through the…

Columns, The End of a Circle | October 2018 | By Jennifer Golden


The End of a Circle

It is almost impossible to hold the two thoughts in my mind simultaneously. A new life is growing inside me even as my young son’s is slipping away.

Columns, The End of a Circle | September 2018 | By Jennifer Golden


The Things We Leave Unsaid

Stacey and I gave birth to girl twins on the same day, in the same hospital, two hours apart.

Columns, Transformation | September 2018 | By Katrin Grace


Progress

Each of their days here has seen change—some days a droplet, others a downpour, but each and every day they move forward.

Columns, The Sound of a Calling | June 2018 | By Julianne Palumbo


Puberty Suppression 101

He doesn’t want to stand out, or be thought of as different or “transgender”—he just wants to be a boy.

Columns, Transformation | June 2018 | By Katrin Grace


The Move In

I sit down next to her on the floor. A strange sense of longing comes over me as I watch this girl who is not yet my daughter. She is…

Columns, The Sound of a Calling | May 2018 | By Julianne Palumbo


The Meeting

Tonight, at least, we will finally be able to put some faces to this endeavor. Tonight we will finally meet the children who have been matched to our family for…

Columns, The Sound of a Calling | April 2018 | By Julianne Palumbo


New Colors for an Extended Family

This is the first family reunion since one of my daughters changed genders. How will the relatives react to him?

Columns, Transformation | April 2018 | By Katrin Grace


The Match

Why, when my faith is strong enough to lead me to take this journey, do I still not trust that we will know the right child?

Columns, The Sound of a Calling | March 2018 | By Julianne Palumbo


Finding Your Face in the Crowd

As we discuss the children we see, the search feels strangely like shopping, and I’m uncomfortable in the feeling even though I know we’re here for good reason.

Columns, The Sound of a Calling | February 2018 | By Julianne Palumbo


Room Assignments, Gender Assignments

This is the first time anyone has lodged a complaint against Noah. This is the beginning of our changed life. There will always be people who will be uncomfortable with…

Columns, Transformation | February 2018 | By Katrin Grace


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