by SharonBrani | Oct 15, 2019 | Adoption, fear and anxiety, Inspirational, Life Coaching, Parent Coaching, Strengths
It seems like yesterday that I traveled home with my youngest daughter. From time to time as we flew high above the earth I glanced at her. Tiny little two year old. Dimpled darling with deep, penetrating eyes. And I wondered. How would I manage to parent two...
by SharonBrani | Jan 20, 2018 | Adoption, Inspirational, Life Coaching
As shared in my previous blog I knew that if nothing went wrong I would soon be walking out of the orphanage with my sweet daughter. But first there was the court date. It loomed in its seriousness and I wondered what would be involved. All I knew was that I must...
by SharonBrani | Dec 20, 2017 | Adoption, Inspirational, Life Coaching, Parent Coaching
Back in the states the days dragged as I waited to hear the dates for my return to Russia. This was one of a number of things that was different on this second adoption. But slowly the time moved forward. I prayed and wondered knowing full well that not every adoption...
by SharonBrani | Dec 19, 2017 | Adoption, Inspirational, Life Coaching, Parent Coaching
And now comes the part of the story that is hard to remember. When sweetness turned to sadness. After days of spending time with my little girl the day came when I needed to say good bye. Or until next time. This adoption involved two trips to Russia. So I had to...
by SharonBrani | Dec 18, 2017 | Adoption, Inspirational, Life Coaching, Parent Coaching
My days were spent visiting my soon to be adopted little girl, sipping hot tea in the big conference room and playing simple games with her. At first she was very shy and kept her beautiful eyes with those long eyelashes lowered. But gradually she began to meet my...
by SharonBrani | Dec 14, 2017 | Adoption, Inspirational, Life Coaching, Parent Coaching
With a burst of excitement the long waited adoption of Jenny took off. Tickets were bought. Suitcases packed and before I knew it I was flying to Moscow. Looking back today many years later I marvel at how smoothly it all came together. But as always when it’s...