Terri S. Vanech

All grown up now

I blinked and 20 years flew by. Happy birthday to our daughter, Catherine! Here’s to two decades of love and laughter, and many more to come.      

Wordless Wednesday — Easter at the Beach

Finding my father

Some people celebrate their 50th birthdays by jumping out of airplanes. I belatedly marked mine in a similarly adventurous way, minus the parachute and clouds zooming by: Yesterday, I met my natural father. I’m an adoptee. Three years ago I found my first mother and an extended family that welcomed me with open arms. Still, I had to know the … Continue reading →

Wordless Wednesday — Benched on the Sound

Wordless Wednesday — Day in the Park

Wordless Wednesday — Closed for the season

Wordless Wednesday — Late afternoon

Wordless Wednesday — Here We Snow Again

Wordless Wednesday — Branch office

New book will focus on what it means to be adopted

My adoption blogs put me in touch with thousands of other adoptees who encouraged me to write a book about my journey to find my birth mother. I appreciate those votes of confidence, but instead of writing about me, I have decided to write a book about you – the adoptees I’ve already met and … Continue reading →