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Posted by | Last updated April 18, 2017
By Peggy, Adoptive Grandparent. When merely in the telling I hear the story of my birth the question, Why? shudders through me. Abandonment hangs heavily on my neck, despite the tender arms that shelter me. But as I walk the open door to greet her, know her in my forming years, and more, the origin, my beginning fill me with …
Posted by | Last updated May 4, 2016
By Norm Levine, Adoptive Grandparent. Open, is among my favorite words. It carries special significance for me. Whether it be an open-arms, open-faced sandwich, an open-hearted person or a sign on a door. I have two personal reasons for embracing the word. When my youngest daughter was born deaf we set about to teach her how to lip-read and speak. …