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i'm back.

 i really tried to blog every day through the holidays. you see how that went. let's see. good news.

one of my loved muchly friend, grace, has officially been approved to be a foster/adoption parent. well, her AND her husband but you know I don't talk about him - although he's a great guy. i have strong feelings about adoption.

i was adopted. the donor was and possibly still is not a nice man. enter my dad. what i know is this -- he didn't have to, but he did. and when my parents divorced - he didn't have to -- but he is still my dad. (hi dad!) then, my best friend, my brother from another mother - he did the same thing. he adopted his wife's first born. and then when his daughter and granddaughter were tossed to the wind he took them in and cared for his granddaughter greatly. i still remember my last words to him. i thanked him for loving others as his own. his example. there is something about being adopted where a person stands up and says "i want you."

also, i know it's something i could not do. know thyself, and i do.

my final words of wisdom to grace were - none of us are more special than you. you'll do this one moment at a time, one breath at a time and you'll learn just how we learned. and that's why she's named grace.

other good news. first full family christmas in three years. i'm very excited. when you come from a small family, as i do, we can fight like cats and dogs, but we love each other deeply.

i think that's what i'll end on. the real joy of christmas. love.