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Mother's Day 2018

May 13, 2018 Jessica Morales
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I’ve never been more thankful that a moment was captured. This was the moment the woman that I admire most in the world, my mom, locked eyes with my baby girl and just like that, everything she’d prepared me for in life mattered so much more.

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Tags adoption, Haiti adoption, Mother's Day, mom, motherhood
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The 'already but not yet' of Mother's Day

May 10, 2017 Jessica Morales

I remember the seat I was in. I remember who was sitting near us that day. I was so embarrassed. But I was so broken and I couldn't stop. The tears came in full force. Loud. Breathless. Shaking, I held onto the seat in front of me as I wept. 

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Tags Mother's Day, waiting
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Dear Judah, You made me a mom

May 12, 2016 Jessica Morales

Dear Judah,

Sometimes I dream about opening my email. This is task that I do literally 500 times a day  and typically doesn't seem like that big of a deal. There will be a day, though, that it's the biggest deal of all. I dream of getting a call, being instructed to open my email, and then I dream of seeing your sweet face. 

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Tags Journey to Judah, adoption, international adoption, waiting, Mother's Day
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The Pursuit

June 16, 2014 Jessica Morales

The phrase "pursuit of happiness" is all too common in American culture. It's what we strive for. It's chasing after the American Dream that we're so familiar with. 

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Tags adoption, transparency, Journey to Judah, Mother's Day, Father's Day
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