Dear Friend, As you probably very well know, I bail on plans at the last minute, make excuses to stay in bed, attempt to plan everything down to the last second and experience sudden and overwhelming emotions. I always want to know everything about everything, I mumble and sometimes stutter when I speak and sometimes…
Read moreForever Day-Year One
One Year Later . 365 days. We’ve been together for much longer, but we’ve been a family for one whole trip around the sun. Time has both flown and dragged on and on. The past year has brought many changes inside our home and in the world. It’s been a year now that we’ve all…
Read moreThe Day My Life Changed in a Leper Colony
When I was 18, I spent the summer in Dehli, India with a group of 17 strangers. It was amazing, brutal, tough,and beautiful in so many ways. That summer was by far one of the hardest things I have ever gone through physically, mentally, and emotionally. Those 17 strangers became family. Together we lived life…
Read moreOne Day at a Time
I try not to get emotional. I try not to get my hopes up. But really, I’m just human. Each time I get an email from his case worker or his lawyer, I get a boost of energy. Maybe this is the information we needed. Maybe this email contains the next piece of the puzzle….
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Things No One Tells You About Becoming a Foster Parent
The things no one tells you about becoming a foster parent: •You will cry. You will cry when you hear their stories. You will cry when you can’t comfort them. You will cry when you see them in pain. You will cry when you learn where their parents came from and how different your story…
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