Talitha Seibel – Marginal Moms

GUEST BLOGGER: When Waiting

Brad and Jessica Inman are a wonderful couple that I have known for many years. Jessica and I shared a good bit of teenage angst together over smarties and hair dying sessions.  I love that we are now walking different paths toward adoption alongside each other.  Over the past year

Fostering Our Adoption, The Preparation

fos·ter [faw-ster, fos-ter]  verb  1. to promote the growth or development of; further; encourage: to foster new ideas. 2. to bring up, raise, or rear, as a foster child.  3. to care for or cherish. The last few months have not been what I expected. As our timeline toward welcoming more children into our home advances, I expected that I would be sharing a lot more.  We have remained very guarded. I struggle daily, resisting the urge to shout

When Your Son Asks About a Hymen- How to Answer Cringy Questions

We are very serious about open honesty with our children We get mixed responses from people on our commitment to answering all questions with simple truth.  Sometimes it happens in front of others, and we will ask them to wait until we have some time later to talk about it.

Homemade Peppercorn Ranch In Under 2 Minutes = No MSG!

I’m that mean mom that forces my kids to eat veggies instead of chips and french fries. Now, before you roll your eyes I will admit that we do enjoy the rare spud-style-snacks. Especially if it’s Chicfila Waffle Fries!  But for the most part, they don’t enter our house other

Raise BOTH Hands if Your Hands Are Full- 7 Reasons the statement offends

I am so thankful that my last post, Raise Your Hand if Your Hands are Full has spoken to so many of you. Thank you so much for reading my post and taking a minute to comment or share.  To be honest, I felt like I was ranting and raving