I’m Gretchen, a thirty-something mama married to Thomas, a man whose patience never runs dry.

Adoption issues are near and dear to me; both my husband and daughter were adopted. His is closed, hers is open -- and we’re all about the open.

From my work with a community adoption group and an adoptive parenting column I write for my agency, to my thoughts on adoption openness, reforms, related children's books and interactions with my daughter's first mom -- it's all likely to be found in some loving (and hopefully entertaining, and always working toward enlightened) form on musings:mamahood&more.

Add to all that some of my adventures while navigating the seas of first-time parenthood, and you've got yourself my blog.