Foster care is weird. It brings on roller coaster emotions that can change in an instant. I’m “used” to it, but how is anyone ever really “used” to it? I have realized that what I mean when I say I am “used” to it is that I have grown accustomed to suppressing the big emotions….
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A few nights ago, I came home from a long day at work to my favorite little smiles. I love the hugs and giggles that meet me at the door. They can make any day better. After we danced and played with dinosaurs, we put the little humans to bed. As soon as I shut…
Read moreLoving through pain
Have you ever purchased something that required assembly to use? I am TERRIBLE at assembly. My coat rack that leans slightly to the left is a great example why. When it was first purchased, I opened the box and looked for the directions. It had pictures and seemed fairly simple. I was very optimistic that…
Read moreThoughts with Koko-1/5/2021
On the morning of January 6th, 2019, I was a parent to three children. Going to bed that night, we had one child in our home. I still can’t….won’t….discuss the full events. It is still so painful and hard to think about. We believed that would be our family. We had two beautiful girls and…
Read moreThoughts with Koko-1/1/21
About two weeks before Christmas, I received a text message from a friend I haven’t talked to in a few months. We live several hours apart now so we rarely see each other, but we do talk and catch up when life slows down a bit. My friend is still a newlywed and was very…
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