Being a foster parent is the hardest thing I have ever done. I’ve always had the belief that I could do anything short term. I slept on a hard floor in India for a whole summer when the temperatures were well over 110 F during the day. I once was lost in a village in…
Read moreThe Beautiful Struggle
Foster care has given me anxiety lately. I know that sounds really stupid and incredibly selfish. We just won a huge battle and adopted our son…shouldn’t that be enough? Yes, absolutely. I still catch myself being amazed that he really is our son. He is mine. No one can take him from me. He isn’t…
Read moreUs vs. Them
Us. vs Them. The ultimate dilemma in foster care and adoption. Advocating for both my son and my foster child’s best interest can be so tricky. Do you ever want to say, “Forget this advocacy nonsense, I’m going to FIGHT for what is right!”? Oh, it would be so easy to push ahead and not…
Read moreHope-A Poem (kinda…)
When the pain seems to suffocate you and leave you no place to breathe, He is there. When the agony of loss quiets your voice and tempers everything with darkness, He is there. When things seem to make no sense and keep spiraling out of control, He is there. When the mundane life things echo…
Read moreWrecked
Have you ever seen that movie Matilda? My sisters and I watched that frequently as kids. It’s a pretty good story. At one point, Matilda learned she has special powers to make objects move, turn lights on and off, and all the things weird like that. Sorry for the spoiler alert. I vividly remember being…
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