Arms Around My Plate

• My Why January 12, 2021
  While everyone’s story is different, my purpose behind sharing this blog is two fold; To provide some insight into how the foster care and adoption experience can impact and shape one’s life and perhaps demystify a few things. and 2.
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• My 3 Keys to Maintaining Perspective January 12, 2021
  My 3 Keys to Maintaining Perspective – My Daily Contributions – Constant Reflection – Influencing Others My Daily Contributions My Work Some people think I work too much and don’t let my hair down enough. I know its rare but I actually like to work! Granted, I haven’t been thrilled with every assignment but that’s […]
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• Grateful November 1, 2020
  I am grateful for many things even when they days seem dreary. Grateful for the ability to inhale deeply and breathe in the desires of my heart. Grateful to exhale and let go of tension.
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• What are your intentions? September 27, 2020
  Remember January 1st 2020? Similar to most January’s - people were off living their best life- hitting the gym to cement those New Years resolutions, checking out Dave Ramsey’s content around financial freedom, napping, cooking good luck meals such as black eyed peas and removing the final Holiday decorations from doors, windows and fireplaces.
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• You know my name March 17, 2019
  It's been communicated that my biological mother named me, Monica Marie Garnett. I love being named Monica. It's not terribly common, I adore how it sounds, and there's only one way to spell it. Inserting a "k" rather than a "c" is just wrong. : )
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• Write the Vision January 21, 2018
  When I was a little girl I prayed daily that one day I would meet my biological family. It happened. I also prayed for a certain career path, that I would buy/own a home and that I would finish college. It all happened.
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• Why aren’t you calling me dad? November 5, 2017
  My adoptive father didn’t talk much and when he did, it wasn’t conversational. The phrases were typically six words or less: “Let’s go,” “Why is the garage door up,” or “ok.” During family dinners no one spoke. The silence was stifling.
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• Georgia’s Latest News October 30, 2017
  March 31, 2017 Children in foster care: In its last governing act of the night, the Senate voted to send a bill back to committee that would have updated the state’s adoption laws for the first time in a generation.
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• The Holidays October 29, 2017
  We are in full swing of the holiday season and I'm looking forward to the decorations, wintry weather and overall holiday cheer.
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