“It’s obvious to this court that I am just solidifying something that has already happened. He certainly knows who his family is.” That’s what the judge said during Jon’s adoption hearing exactly one year ago on June 14th, 2021. He said that after Jon had spent a majority of the hearing picking out people he…
Read moreNormal Kids From Foster Care
Recently, I was with a bunch of my parents’ friends at a party for their 40th wedding anniversary. Most, if not all, of these humans have been around my life for over 15 years. Many of them have children that are the friends I grew up around after we moved to central Iowa. Many of…
Read moreForever Day-Year 2
Tomorrow, March 25th 2022, is Tripp’s forever day. He has been adopted for TWO years already. It is so crazy to think that day was two years ago. In some ways, it seems like a lifetime ago. In other ways, it seems like yesterday. Even two years later, I have so many deep feelings about…
Read moreHope Renewed.
This is a topic I’ve wanted to write about for awhile. I have sat down to write it several times and have thought about what I wanted to say often. My struggle to write this has been the desire to share and spread awareness while also protecting my children at all cost. Advocacy is sometimes…
Read moreThoughts with Koko-12/26/21 Reflecting on the Christmas Season
The past few Christmas holidays were rough for our me and our family. In 2019, we were in the thick of the Tripp’s case. We were past the worst days, but still in a holding pattern. I was frustrated at the situation. I never thought we would celebrate his second christmas with us and he…
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