Loyalty: giving or showing firm and constant support or allegiance to a person; being faithful, true-hearted, and devoted in love. Often in my life, when people have described me, they say how loyal of human I am. For many years, that was a huge compliment. I was proud to be so loyal as true loyalty…
Read morethe GIFT of anxiety
Most everyone knows that I have anxiety. Intense, legitimate, crippling anxiety that affects every day of my life. Most everyone also is aware that I choose to live a very intense and stressful life. These two worlds don’t always mesh. My anxiety has played a big part in who I am as an adult. I…
Read moreJoyously Heartbroken
Little man’s journey took a huge change of direction yesterday at his most recent court hearing. While the path is still not straight it is now clearly marked. There is a light at the end of the path even if we can’t see it we at least know it is coming. The hearing got emotionally…
Read moreMurphy Crew Roster April 2019
Ryan and I have been fostering for about 15 months. While we are still fairly new to the game, we are also oddly seasoned because of the amount of kids we have had as placements. We have had seven placements of our own (which doesn’t count the six kids we took for respite, but still…
Read moreMy “best” days
We get so bogged down in life with bad days and bad moments. I was talking to a friend today and was challenged to compile a list of what I would consider my best days on earth. As of today, I have been on planet Earth for 10,790 days. It was really cool to sit…
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