Category Archives: Adoption

Thoughtus Interruptus

Posted on August 7, 2007 by andrew Leave a comment

Interruptions seem to be the story of my life. It took the incessant ringing of call center telephones to help me figure out why this matters. As a kid, my parents and I kept moving from town to town, never … Continue reading →

Adoption, Cheese Sandwich, Family and Friends, Life and times, Rants, self diagnosis ,

Stuck Between Stations

Posted on February 22, 2007 by andrew Leave a comment

But if I say, “I will not mention him or speak any more in his name,” his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, … Continue reading →

Adoption, Family and Friends, God, Life and times

The Waiting

Posted on January 31, 2007 by andrew Leave a comment

We were having lunch at Applebee’s last week when I heard Tom Petty singing that “the waiting is the hardest part.” “Hey,” I said to Carla, “I think he’s singing to us!” We’d been through the heartbreak of learning we … Continue reading →

Adoption, Family and Friends, God, Music, Oddly Appropriate Lyrics