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    I am enough…

    Enough. It came to me this morning. How appropriate that it should happen on New Year’s Day and after a few days of wondering about my deficiencies, how many I have and how deep do they possibly run. That’s when it came to me. “I am enough” is my motto for this year.  I was at OrangeTheory with Greg doing a New Year’s Day workout.  He had already run 6 miles this morning and was now doing a HIIT class as the second part of his day.  I was having a good workout when I looked up at the board and realized that though I was giving it my all,…

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    The Road to Fatherhood – Part 1 – A Visit to the Lesbian Lair

    The road to fatherhood is like a roller coaster – exhilarating and terrifying at the same time.  I imagine that this sentiment is shared by all men regardless of how they get there.  Because our experience is through Domestic Private Infant Adoption, I will speak of it through that lens.  Since this is a fairly in-depth process, I am writing about it in multiple parts.  Even so, I will still be only scratching the surface… The first step in the long road becoming a dad through adoption is being certified by the state in which you live as having the physical, mental, emotional and financial capacities to parent.  This is…