It is crazy to think that our world turned upside down three months ago already. The crazy phone call that changed everything was in September. We have spent the better part of those weeks picking up the pieces. We have spent days doing damage control on our hearts and hopes for the future. Our little…
Read moreThoughts with Koko 11/22/19
This month has been uncomfortable. November is national adoption month. I so badly wished we were celebrating an adoption this month. I so wish that our constant state of unpredictability was over-at least with Little Man. This journey has been very long. We still have no idea how the story will end. We don’t know…
Read moreEven Then
Growing up in the family that I did, hearing about the injustices and horrific life circumstances of those in other parts of the world was normal. I vividly remember hearing about events that happened when I was young and how normal people struggled more in other parts of the world. My dad traveled to Africa…
Read moreThoughts with Koko 10/10/19
I wish I had a fantastic and huge announcement. I wish that I could say that last several weeks was just a mistake. I wish I could tell you we have answers. I wish I could tell you I was confident that little man was never leaving. I can’t do that. I have no answers…
Read moreA Pride of Lions
I have always been intrigued by lions. They are fierce and tough. They have equal endurance and lethargy. They live in packs and protect even the young or injured. When in Africa several years ago, I had the opportunity to see a lion up close and interact with him. I was anxious yet calm. It…
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