Held in Waiting

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This book was written during a very specific season of our lives: after Sean and I were approved to adopt, but before we knew the children who may one day become part of our family. That in-between place felt important to honor.

So often, adoption stories are told after the child comes home. Those stories are beautiful, but this one is different. Held in Waiting is the story before the meeting. It is the story of everything that happened before the match, before placement, before finalization, and before our future children’s names became known to us. It is the story of becoming ready.

Writing this book helped me reflect on the many forms waiting has taken in my life. I waited for motherhood, for answers, for healing, for clarity, for peace, and eventually for the courage to believe that a different kind of family could still be beautiful.