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Dozen

Twelve

Months in the year. Inches in a foot. Petals in the heart chakra. Tribes of Israel. Olympian Gods. Disciples called by Jesus. Sons of Odin. Knights of the Roundtable. Days of Christmas. Angry Men. Years a Slave. Magnesium on the periodic table. Namesake of the duodenum. Noon and midnight. Steps to recovery.

All 12s. Twelve is a sublime yet semiperfect number.

Twelve o'clock

Happy Birthday to this Blog! Today it’s 12.

Here is a list of my favorite post from each year. Some selections you may find surprising, as they are not the most popular.

Years 1 through 4

Years 5 through 8

Years 9 through 12

These were not easy decisions! It’s like choosing your favorite song. Or food. Or child. I reserve the right to have different favorites tomorrow.

Gratitude for Twelve Years of YOU

Thanks to all of you reading, especially those of you I consider original readers from 2007. I think there are about twelve of you left!

Lori Holden's book cover

Lori Holden, mom of a young adult daughter and a young adult son, writes from Denver. She was honored as an Angel in Adoption® by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute.

Her first book, The Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption: Helping Your Child Grow Up Whole, makes a thoughtful anytime gift for the adoptive families in your life. Her second book, Standing Room Only: How to Be THAT Yoga Teacher is now available in paperback, and her third book, Adoption Unfiltered, is now available through your favorite bookseller!

Find Lori’s books on her Amazon Author page and catch episodes of Adoption: The Long View wherever you get your podcasts.

9 Responses

  1. Congratulations on twelve beautiful, wise, compassionate, passionate years! So grateful for your voice and your friendship.

  2. Congratulations on 12 years! That’s a lot of valuable content – thanks for gracing us all with it!

  3. Not sure I’m an original-original reader, but pretty close, I think! 😉 I have learned so much from you, Lori! Happy, happy blogoversary, and here’s to many more!

  4. Happy 12th Blogoversary! You are such a great writer that it is hard to choose my favorite posts on your blog.

    I think there are several other important reasons to celebrate the number 12. How about we do it tomorrow?? <3

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