• Personal Experience

    A Brief History of Me

    Photo by @samijo_loves_you   Hi! I can’t wait to tell you about myself and my family!  So, let’s jump right in.  My name is Becky Larsen and I am the author of The Whispering Leaf. I am currently a stay at home mom with 2 amazing boys! Before we adopted them, I was a microbiologist.  I have my Bachelor’s Degree in Microbiology with a Minor in Chemistry, and a Master’s Degree in Food Science with an emphasis in Food Microbiology – think food safety and probiotic development.  I worked as a research scientist for many years before we were able to start a family.  It was very rewarding and I…

  • Personal Experience

    My Wishes

    The past few years have been a crazy roller coaster ride – and somewhere along the way I began pondering about starting a blog…this blog.  A place to share my life experiences on the amazing journey of adoption.  I do this with two wishes in my heart, to connect and to help.  I wasn’t sure how I wanted to approach this, but decided that I was going to speak to you all like you are already my close friends.  Throughout our experience of infertility and adoption we kept everyone, even very close family members, at a distance.  My goal is to talk to you the way I wish I would have…